Shark Feeding Questioned After Attack
West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) –
Ask any shark diver why they do it and the answer is quick and simple the thrill. From Cape Town to California, Florida and the Bahamas, adventurous divers can slip into the ocean with an experienced guide to observe some of the world’s fiercest predators.
But some say the search for a thrill has gone too far: baiting the water with bloody fish parts and getting face-to-face to the most aggressive species without cages or protective gear. An Austrian tourist on this kind of dive was fatally bitten by a shark this week.
Bans on feeding sharks in Florida and federal waters have pushed some shark diving companies to the Bahamas, about 50 miles off the coast, where 49-year-old Austrian lawyer Markus Groh’s tour took him Sunday. He was bitten on the leg and died a day later.
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