Comments on: Shark Bites Surfer at New Smyrna Beach

By: JB

JB — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:13:54 +0000

If you people want to see sharks u should go to Hawaii where i swam in the south pacific surrounded by a 18ft great white shark while wind surfing!

By: Kenny A.

Kenny A. — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:38:29 +0000

OOOOOOMG!!! Justin Lewis is my uncle i was surfing about 10 feet away when he got bit. hahaha That was raddd

By: Brianna

Brianna — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:43:30 +0000

I am so facsinated by sharks. for some reason i want to see one. just not when im like swimming about at the beach. then that would be scary. =/ but i want to go into a metal cage and actually get up close and personal with the sharks. please give me some info.

By: thedude

thedude — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:07:14 +0000

at least get a picture of the sharks that actualy inhabit those waters! Great whites have never and will never be in New Smyrna. We have black tips and Bull sharks. The media blows these bites way out of proportion. They have people thinking there going to meet jaws if they walk into the water there. The bites are minor if that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:46:21 +0000

thats a white shark… theres no white sharks in Florida it happens all the time but there minor we swim with those sand sharks all the time

By: Been there done that

Been there done that — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:27:08 +0000

I was at new smyrna this summer.While I was in the intercoastal we got out of the boat it was about waste deep and the water was clear blue. A shark swam right around me and I ran to the boat.I loved new smyrna.Youshould really go.There are no sharks that big.

By: mosquitolagoonguy

mosquitolagoonguy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:56:36 +0000

That picture is ridiculous and misleading. Most of the shark bites are no worse than a dog bite. Yes there is a lot of sharks here but non that will cause serious injury. But if it keeps dumb tourists away then there is lots of man eating sharks…lol…

By: corey

corey — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:21:37 +0000

i was born and raised in nsb, up until a year ago i lived there. ive surfed everyday, night and day,as for sharks, they are always there, even if you dont see them.
when they bite a human, its a taste test. thats all. they dont generally eat people. as for the bites,they look alot worse than they are honestly.

By: wrong up above

wrong up above — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:41:01 +0000

if you go there than you would know the drop off
from the jetty 500 feet to the right is shark territory

By: hehedmw

hehedmw — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:36:02 +0000

the picture is of a great white wich is not found in that area. I live in new smyrna. Part of the reason there are so many bites is becuase there are so many people. Also there are not as many large sharks in the area as others. Just small and maybe adult sharks in the area.

By: newsymrnakid

newsymrnakid — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:43:07 +0000

yah there are alot of shark bites here
but hardly any serious or fatal

By: FLORDIABOUND

FLORDIABOUND — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:01:02 +0000

WE WERE THERE 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ATTACK, AND SAW A COUPLE OF FINS IN THE WATER, WE TRIED TO WARN A FEW SWIMMERS OUT THERE,BUT THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE US! ( I BET THEY BELIVE US NOW)

By: getflix

getflix — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:34:08 +0000

Only six to eight puncture wounds? Lucky surfer!!

By: waz

waz — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:12:17 +0000

so what other places in FL are super hot with shark activity…always see New Smyrna in the headlines?

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:31:23 +0000

And that’s why we don’t surf at dusk.
Or in Shark Bite City.

By: Brenda Love

Brenda Love — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:57:15 +0000

LOL! Shark Bite City, Sharkton.