UNITED STATES: SIX PEOPLE INJURED IN SHARK ATTACKS OFF A FLORIDA BEACH

Record ID: 981307

  • Title: UNITED STATES: SIX PEOPLE INJURED IN SHARK ATTACKS OFF A FLORIDA BEACH
  • Date: 19th August 2000
  • Summary: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 19, 2001+FILE) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 1. SCU: OF SHARK BITTEN GIRL 0.03 2. SCU OF GIRL'S INJURED LEG 0.11 3. WIDE OF GIRL AND HELPERS 0.13 4. SCU/CU: LEG BEING BANDAGED (2 SHOTS) 0.18 5. SV'S: GIRL BEING HELPED ONTO STRETCHER AND CARRIED INTO AMBULANCE (2 SHOTS) 0.27 6. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) DEPUTY CHIEF JOE WOODEN, VOLUSIA COUNTY BEACH PATROL SAYING: "Well, the inlet here at Ponds Inlet is a very rich feeding area because there is so much bait fish in the water and the bait fish come out of the inlet and they drift through, because of the current, they drift to the south side of the inlet onto the New Smyrna side. And that also happens to be one of the top surfing destinations in the state of Florida, so any given day we'll have up to 200 surfers in the water with a bunch of bait fish and sharks in the water feeding on those bait fish." 0.58 7. VARIOUS OF FOOT INJURY SURFER (2 SHOTS) 1.05 8. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) INJURED SURFER BOBBY KURREK SAYING "I was just on the outside getting some good waves and I decided to come in and when I come in about shore-break there was probably five sharks on this side and six or seven on this side. One went right under me and came behind me and just grabbed my foot and yanked me off of my stick." 1.23 9. SV'S/SCU: SURFER'S INJURED FOOT (3 SHOTS) 1.31 10. SLV: MAN SURFING 1.35 FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE) (NBC - NO ACCESS CNN/USA) 11. VARIOUS OF SHARKS 1.38 12. AERIAL VIEW OF SHARKS IN WATER NEAR PEOPLE 1.47 13. SV: MORE OF SHARKS UNDERWATER 1.52 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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