A few years ago I dove with about 20 soupfins in Lover's Cove (Catalina). I wrote a front page story about the experience complete with photos. I mentioned that these sharks were harmless as long as you didn't harass them.
That weekend three guys went out to Lover's Cove after reading the article. They grabbed the shark's tails and fins, and were appropriately bitten by the sharks. Their bites required treatment at the local hospital, and the "powers that be" kept that part of the story quiet out of fear that shark "attacks" in Avalon would scare visitors away. I only heard about it because a hospital employee was irritated with the way the City handled the incident.
I guess my article did little to educate those three members of "the public..." only gave them a new challenge to test their candidacy for the Darwin Awards!
Dr. Bill
That weekend three guys went out to Lover's Cove after reading the article. They grabbed the shark's tails and fins, and were appropriately bitten by the sharks. Their bites required treatment at the local hospital, and the "powers that be" kept that part of the story quiet out of fear that shark "attacks" in Avalon would scare visitors away. I only heard about it because a hospital employee was irritated with the way the City handled the incident.
I guess my article did little to educate those three members of "the public..." only gave them a new challenge to test their candidacy for the Darwin Awards!
Dr. Bill