Stupid people and shark attacks 🙄

Have humans become dumber over the last 30 years when it comes to avoiding attacks by wild animals? Why don't people get out of the water?

Good evening, my friends.

I sent out a news roundup yesterday, but I goofed! I left out an interesting article about shark attacks. The story appeared in the NY Post, and it was about a recent fatality off the coast of Israel:

The diver killed by sharks off the coast of Israel has been identified as a father of four who used a GoPro camera stick to try and fend off the predators, according to his grieving family.

Barak Tzach, 40, jumped in the water to film the sharks at the beach in Hadera when a chilling video showed him flailing in the water, yelling for help, as he was attacked and dragged out to sea.

When the sharks started getting too close, he used the stick of the GoPro to “push them away,” his family told Israel National News.

What struck me about this is the recklessness of human beings these days when it comes to predators like sharks. The guy who was killed jumped into the water to film the sharks? Obviously, it was a very bad idea since it resulted in his death.

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