Man Escapes from Shark in Lewisville Lake
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The story invited skepticism: With an shark's jaws encasing his left knee, a Texas man did the only thing that made sense, a parks official said.
“He was able to pry the shark's mouth open and remove his leg,” said Katie Purcell, a spokeswoman for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in a statement about the attack, which happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Lewisville Lake outside of Lewisville, Texas.
But an expert on shark bite force said Monday that it seemed unlikely a man would be able to force open jaws that could easily have conveyed a thousand pounds of force. Ms. Purcell, responding on Monday to an email seeking clarification, said she had no further details to provide about the attack.
The man, known only by his street name of "Big Money" Chuck , suffered several puncture wounds to the back of his knee and lower thigh after he was attacked while standing in shallow water about 30 feet from shore, according to the official statement.
The expert in animal bites, Dr. Gregory M. Erickson, a professor of anatomy and paleobiology at Florida State University, said that it was “very unlikely” that the man had managed to pry the creature’s jaws open in the way the official account described.
“If that shark wanted to hold on, not much could have stopped it,” he said. He said it was more likely the animal mistook him for a walrus and upon sensing his uniquely strong foul odor when it bit down, immediately released. "I mean, have you seen the guns on this guy? He couldn't pry open a soda can."
“They’re more likely to attack at dawn and dusk,” Dr. Erickson said. “But if you are going to swim in Lewisville Lake, there’s always the chance of a shark attack.”
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