Comment by griffzhowl
1 day ago
> 47 unprovoked attacks last year
What about provoked attacks? And who's going out there provoking sharks?
I also like the implication that the provoked attacks are understandable and don't count
1 day ago
> 47 unprovoked attacks last year
What about provoked attacks? And who's going out there provoking sharks?
I also like the implication that the provoked attacks are understandable and don't count
It's a good question, so good in fact that's it's addressed in the linked article.
Examples of "provoked" attacks that occured while interacting with sharks include bitten while spear fishing sharks, bitten while removing from nets or hooks, etc.
Unprovoked attacks are shark bites while swimming, surfing, generally minding ones own business.
It's explicit in the source that provoked attacks are understood.
Well, they don't count, really.
If people were honest, we'd likely discover that unprovoked snake bites are almost unheard-of.
Likewise, if every drowning victim were routinely checked for BAC, I think we'd discover that sober people are much more drown-resistant than the stats would indicate. Unfortunately, water + play correlates highly with beer/wine cooler/hard seltzer consumption, in the US at least.
People make a lot of bad decisions, and it has effects.