Fun in the Florida waters with grandson until the Shark showed up
By Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
November 12, 2016 4:38pm CST
My daughter and grandson came down from New Jersey to Florida last week for a mini vacation. My grandson is 16 and loves the water..
My husband never mentioned to them before we left the house that we were going near the water. When we got there and he saw the waves and fun everyone was having, I took him on the boardwalk and bought him a swim suit.
He was in the water for almost an hour and all of a sudden a shark appeared. Of course some people got out after screaming but others stayed in the water. My grandson got out fast.
I do not know how some people stay in the water after knowing what can happen if they get close to a shark.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
15 Nov 16
@ramapo17 Sure, Nancy! That is just what someone should have done, IF that person wanted to watch shark attacks up close and personal!
They really don't yell "Shark!" because it will cause people to panic and flop about, splashing like an injured marine animal. Prime shark bait!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
15 Nov 16
Florida ranks #1 in shark attacks world wide.
In 2014, there were 72 reported shark attacks worldwide with 52 in the United States. Twenty-eight of those attacks were recorded in Florida. In the U.S., there were no reported fatalities. Of the other 20 attacks outside the United States, three deaths were reported. (Excerpt from here: )
As attack reports continue to make headlines, a shark expert sheds lights on what dangers lurk in Florida’s waters.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
15 Nov 16
@JudyEv I would be more than happy to let Australia lead the world in shark attacks, Judy! (You just stay well away from the beach, please! 
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 16
@DaddyEvil Florida is welcome to all of them. :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
13 Nov 16
i'd been to the car 'fore ya could blink i dunno if'n some're jest de-sensitized to such? 'r if'n they've watched too many video's 'f how 'cool' 't 'tis to be swimmin' with the big fishes.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
15 Nov 16
And made yourself into the prime target for the sharks? I certainly hope not, Crazy!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Nov 16
@DaddyEvil no sir, i've no desire to be shark bait. perhaps 'tis why i live'n arid country, to resist the temptation 'f the waves poundin', that salty air....
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
13 Nov 16
You are right @crazyhorseladycx.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
12 Nov 16
For the most most part sharks are not often dangerous. It is good to leave the water though so they cannot be hurt or in the rare chance they do actually hurt a person.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
16 Nov 16
@DesirousDreamer Okay, so the next time I go in the water I will get a surf board. Pretty funny at 74 years old. 
@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
14 Nov 16
@ramapo17 More people die from freak accidents than a shark attack. The only times sharks attack is mostly surfers because they see the surf board and they think it is a large fish or they are scared and feel in danger and attack.
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@marguicha (215492)
• Chile
19 Nov 16
How terrifying! Although I know that some sharks are not the kind that we saw years ago at the movie Jaws, anyway, a shark is a shark. Isn´t there someone in charge of the beach?
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
22 Nov 16
I didn't see any lifeguards now that you mention it.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Nov 16
I would have run for my life. Sharks will be Sharks.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
15 Nov 16
@ramapo17
I respect Sharks they have been there for millions of years and there has to be a good solution a friendly one so you can go in the water and them not harming you just wishful thinking I suppose.
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Nov 16
I wonder what kind of shark it was? There are many varieties of sharks that are considered "less-threatening" to humans. I've swam at the beach among lemon sharks, black tip sharks, and nurse sharks, and have had no fears of being attacked or bitten. I've even "petted" sharks as they've swam past. But, without knowing what type of sharks were in the water, it probably was safer to just get out of the water.
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reminds me of the Shallows movie.
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
12 Nov 16
I am glad your grandson got out. I would have too.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
13 Nov 16
@Happy2BeMe That is why I like pools.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
13 Nov 16
@ramapo17 that would take all the fun out of swimming
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@CoolPeace (1566)
• Miami, Florida
13 Nov 16
I would of got out of the water. It seems lately swimming in the beach is not safe no more.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
14 Nov 16
@CoolPeace They definitely are. No more ocean for me.
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@CoolPeace (1566)
• Miami, Florida
14 Nov 16
@ramapo17 I was thinking the something that pools are much better.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Nov 16
Oh goodness, I am terrified of sharks! I would have been out real fast too.
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