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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most shark bites are quick bites and then they go away.  Most of the time the shark is basically just testing to see what you are.  Sharks don't have great eyesight at things like flashing jewelry or your movement can make them think you're a fish.  So by the time you know you've been bitten, it's over.[/quote]

This! I'm a former ocean lifeguard and most bites are purely accidental. Avoid swimming at dawn and dusk when the water is even murkier and easier for the shark to mistake you for a regular food source. Always, always, always swim at a guarded beach. You will want access to a Stop the Bleed kit depending upon where you are bit on your body.
I only ever had one instance in which I thought someone was being attacked. They were just pass the surf line on a boogie board and something knocked them off their board and they began screaming like hell. I was already swimming out to them when they came flying past me towards shore. I'm thinking it must have been a skate because it created a ton of turbulence next to the guy before he was struck. That's what had caught my eye first.[/quote]

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