Shark Attack May Have Been Mackerel

[not.a.sock.puppet]

No messin with them mackerels, ay!

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl injured in what was thought to be a shark attack may have been bitten by a mackerel.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/shark-bites-10-year-old-girl-in-nsw/story-fnihsfrf-...

The girl suffered "very minor injuries" to her hand when she was bitten on Tuesday afternoon while swimming off the main beach at Lennox Head, a spokeswoman at Lismore Base hospital told AAP.

Initially it was believed she had been attacked by a shark. But authorities say they aren't sure what is responsible for the injuries.

"They don't know if that's actually correct," the spokeswoman said of the shark attack theory.

Georgia Laddin, from the Lennox Head girls surfriders told News Corp Australia it wasn't a shark.

"It was a mackerel. She's been bitten by a fish," she said.

"She's fine, she's OK. She's one of the local girls who surfs down there."

A police spokeswoman told News Corp Australia the girl's thumb was scratched.

No further detail was available and the girl's family don't want to speak to media.

[joz*garage]

wouldnt dream of swimmin' around there with no togs on hey mate?

[lakeland27]

Spanish mackerel can get pretty big , maybe a mackerel cull is in order.. they tend to be more suitable for canning than eaten fresh anyway .

keep up the fish oriented stories sock, a valuable community service that doesn't  receive enough recognition.

[cherry*135]

" A police spokeswoman told News Corp Australia the girl's thumb was scratched."

A no news news story. I can't believe any media outlet even bothered to publish that.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Quick! Out with the drum lines!

[*mrgrizz*]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Quick! Out with the drum lines!

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drum lines won't work

you need to trawl for mackerel......very rare for them to take a stationary bait

[lakeland27]

thats very true. maybe the finger looked like an injured pilchard or something to the fish.

[lloydslights]

We have been warned about swimming at dawn and dusk when it is feeding time for fish.

Poor judgement to go swimming at that hour.

DEB

[2106greencat]

Hey ...

we eat fish......

maybe it's thier turn now

[not.a.sock.puppet]

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@joz*garage wrote:

wouldnt dream of swimmin' around there with no togs on hey mate?

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they reckon them mackrels go for little wrigglers mate ay!