2006-07-29 09:58:49 · 12 answers · asked by boxergirl 5 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
When I was still in the Air Force back in 1998, I was stationed at a base in the panhandle (Gulf of Mexic) in Florida. My girlfriends and I used to swim at this particular spot called Okaloosa Island. Well, we went out pretty far that day, kicking and hanging onto a tube floater. Well, the very next day, being Sunday, I went out to get my paper, and lo and behold, there was an aerial picture taken by the local newspaper of a school of sharks swimming very close to the beachgoers. Then below that was a picture of a woman, carrying both of her toddler kids in her arms and running for the shore, and you could see an image of a shark right on her heels. I never went back in that water. And if I did go to the beach, I would stand at the shoreline and drizzle water over myself to keep cool. The waters of the gulf are so warm and there was shark attacks there all last Summer that I read about in the news. There was a girl visiting the same area that I swam in when I lived there, and remember she was from Alabama. I remember this man tried to save her after her leg got bit off. The shark took her under, and her friends swam to shore. The man that tried to save her was a very experienced surfer. He actually hit the shark with his fist, and the shark let go and retreated. Well, by the time he dragged the poor girl back to the shore, she had passed away. She was only 13. You just have to be careful in the water. I lived in NJ too, while attending graduate school in Philadelphia. And let me tell you, I wouldn't put my toe in the water there. The water was much darker than Florida, and the current was soooo strong. I remember standing at the shore, pretending to cool off, when I was actually taking a pee, and the water knocked me off my feet. It dragged me out pretty far, and I was screaming and screaming. Well, this old man started running to the water, and when he got there, the current slammed me back to shore. I can laugh now, but I was so scared. And I am not a strong swimmer either. I learned to swim in the Air Force at the age of 19, and I didn't take it seriously.
2006-07-29 10:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by adjoadjo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Discover Channel they did a special on sharks in rivers in Africa. Sharks can change from salt water to fresh water with no problem. Sharks can not tolerate water that is too cold so it depends on the temperature of the inland river. Must rivers have water from mountains and that water is cold so if you are in the USA you will not likely find a shark very far up a river.
They did say that the sharks a very slowly evolving to stand colder water but may not be a problem too soon. Like maybe in 20,000 years or so.
2006-07-29 17:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Bingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember a story about a shark swimming up some river in New Jersey a long time ago.
2006-07-29 17:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah, rarely. Sharks need warm sea water. Its hard to find that inland.
2006-07-29 17:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea they can come inland to about two feet deep.like bull sharks
2006-07-29 17:04:35 · answer #5 · answered by paintballfreak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Land sharks do, and sometimes even knock at your door!
2006-07-29 17:00:50 · answer #6 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive got a question....
if they are inland, is it still considred swimming
2006-07-29 17:00:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They swim into the sewers
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2006-07-29 17:01:48 · answer #8 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES THEY CAN THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING BITTEN BY THEM. I BELIEVE THEY WERE TIGER SHARKS.
2006-07-29 17:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by basque girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They need salt water. so Not likely.
2006-07-29 17:02:34 · answer #10 · answered by KM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋