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Fishers cautioned after shark attacks, kills man

PAOAY, Ilocos Norte – Authorities cautioned local folk fishing at sea after a 39-year-old fisherman from Barangay Callaguip here was recently attacked and killed by a shark.

This was reportedly the first time such shark attack happened here. Fisherman Joel Bacud was with his 17-year-old son Louie, some three hours away at high waters off the South China Sea along the town coast fishing aboard their motorized banca when the elder Bacud dived in deep water to check their fishing net.

A shark suddenly attacked the elder Bacud, said Paoay town police chief Senior Insp. Dexter Corpuz.

It was not known if Bacud had a wound because sharks only attack after smelling blood.  
Bacud was dead when retrieved from the waters noontime that day.

The father and son went fishing around 5 a.m. The attack happened around 10 to 11 a.m.
Louie, who was unhurt, brought his father’s body along the shoreline using their motorized banca.

He said the elder Bacud jumped off from the motorized banca with some bloodied fish catch which could have drawn the shark’s attention.

The shark gnawed Bacud’s back, particularly at the right side.

The shark had a big wound while his upper torso had nine scratches of right arm the shark’s teeth. It was the first time that such shark attack happened at the high seas here, Bacud said.