Mob Clubs Sharks To Death After Suspected Attack
POSTED: Wednesday, April 30, 2003
UPDATED: 11:13 am EDT April 30,
2003
A mob of bathers in Rio de Janeiro clubbed several sharks to death, including a 6-foot long pregnant shark after a suspected attack last week near the famed Copacabana beach, according to a Local 6 News report.
"A shark hysteria has spread on the beaches, leading to the killing of sharks," a spokesman for the Brazilian state's civil defense said.Lifeguards in Rio de Janeiro told swimmers to leave sharks alone after three sharks that strayed near the beach were killed following the suspected attack last week.Lifeguards have intensified patrols since a young swimmer was bitten on the right hand.If confirmed, it would be the first shark attack near Rio in four years.Only 11 shark attacks have been recorded in Rio in the past 30 years.
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