Shark Chow

Mr Skinner, 37, a Zimbabwean who lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, died in the way all Ocean enthusiasts dread. He got eaten by a shark. At 100m from the shore he was only chest deep. Many Capetonians frown when they hear he was 100m in because he should not be able to stand there they say.
But they had plenty of eye witnesses, including a man swimming close by. (moments after the event the first messages appeared on twitter giving an extra dimension to voyeurism). Not wanting to quote their simplistic reports, they say they saw the shark eat Mr Skinner in two times. Nothing remained but his swimming goggles and a cloud of blood. The shark supposedly was very big, "larger than a mini-bus". The last time a man got killed by a shark dates back to 2005 which can be seen as an indication of how rare this is. Moreover in 70% of the cases, the shark only bites a chunk at most and then runs off. Little consolation if you ask me. But in Fish Hoek they took some measures to counter this. They have guys monitoring the bay with binoculars. When sharks are spotted in the bay, a flag goes up to warn the people on the beach. This particular day there was a flag signaling that the waters were too murky to have clear sight for shark spotting. .