Submitted by ncdivepro (not verified) on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 10:23am.
I completely agree with FPSNDIVER. I am a scuba instructor in Wilmington, and dive with sand tigers and other sharks frequently. I seriously doubt a sand tiger was responsible for this. The "attack" was probably by a sandbar, silky, or bull shark, trying to find a fish meal in the surf and mistook her arm as possibly a fish.
I'm very glad she is OK, and hope she makes a full recovery and regains full use of her arm. She has "bragging rights" to a very rare event!
Sand Tiger Doubtful - I Agree
I completely agree with FPSNDIVER. I am a scuba instructor in Wilmington, and dive with sand tigers and other sharks frequently. I seriously doubt a sand tiger was responsible for this. The "attack" was probably by a sandbar, silky, or bull shark, trying to find a fish meal in the surf and mistook her arm as possibly a fish.
I'm very glad she is OK, and hope she makes a full recovery and regains full use of her arm. She has "bragging rights" to a very rare event!