The Dorsal Fin

Apparently, people being naked does. According to a St. Petersburg Times story a woman had to be rescued from the water and a man came ashore, both au natural, at Fort De Soto.

A statement from the park supervisor about the couple being “lucky, considering the number of bull sharks in the area because of tarpon season,” goes almost completely unnoticed do to the focus of the article on the couple’s nakedness. According to the individuals involved, the woman fell overboard from a boat and the man jumped into save her. They told the authorities they took their clothes off, so that they could swim.

For the record, despite being a shark diving enthusiast, I do not recommend skinny-dipping with bull sharks at night.

Last week, a story about 4 shark fishermen being rescued from “shark-infested” waters in New York was featured at various media outlets.

The charter boat that the fishermen were aboard began taking on water, and the men sent out a distress call. Fortunately, two off-duty Marine Bureau officers heard the distress call, responded to the scene, and were able to rescue the fishermen within minutes of their boat sinking.

Fox 5 News in New York ran a segment on this story, in which the threat of shark attacks was strongly emphasized. The segment also features obligatory references to Jaws.

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