Comments on: SHARK WEEK: Lake Michigan shark attack?

By: person

person — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:01:53 +0000

there is no such thing as an easter bunny so you actually have a better chance of getting attacked by a bull shark in lake michigan!!!! I think there ARE bull sharks in lake michigan and NO one, and i mean no one, can prove me wrong

By: person

person — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:59:37 +0000

I think there are bull sharks in lake michigan. I think they can live in fresh water. Doctors who helped George Lawson said it was a shark who took george’s leg. I believe there are and NO one can prove me wrong

By: myesh

myesh — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:02:55 +0000

I beg to differ, but the human phenotype is little different from that which existed during the ice age. Evolution takes place over millions of years. It’s clear you have no idea what you’re talking about, Me. One could take a caveman, shave him, dress him in a suit and be unable to detect the difference between you and he.

Sharks do evolve all the time. There’s a new blacktip shark hybrid off the eastern coast of Australia,* possibly connected with climate change. As global climate change continues, watch what happens.

*http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/hybrid-sharks-found-off-australia/

By: me

me — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:45:25 +0000

we are all cavemen, I am sorry we evolved from the ice age we we changed why can’t sharks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:28:41 +0000

well quoting you ^ even if you do all those things, life will STILL find a way.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:18:58 +0000

Night time is when sharks mostly feed so I have no idea where you learned that from?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:21:49 +0000

I grew up just two miles away from the Dunes and Lake Michigan in Indiana.
Many times have I swim in that lake. Which is more of a vast ocean then anything. Beside being so large and full of fish, there are two other reasons that a bull shark could live at such could temp’s. From the Dunes I could always see the factories in Gary, and Whitening. Some of which heavily pollute the lake. And while Lake Michigan is almost frigid, the little outlets that ran into the lake were as hot as a spa. For example there was one outlet that was always a favorite of my siblings and I. It was a little stream that was as hot as a warm bath. Run straight from a factory with the sand dunes on one side and the beach on the other. Before it connected to the lake it was 3 1/2 feet deep. Twenty feet wide, with a rocky bottom and clear water. On the beach side which was 15 feet away from the lake all the died fish would wash up. So died fish near shore with a warm waterway? I never ever saw a shark in Lake Michigan. Don’t think a shark could get in now. But if someone pulled a prank and put one in then I could believe it yes.

By: myesh

myesh — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:35:46 +0000

Jose, if I may be so bold as to address you by your first name, since it’s been more than 50 years since George Lawson was attacked and killed by the shark in Lake Michigan, it isn’t likely that anyone will have another experience with another bull shark any time soon. Of course, something like that could happen tomorrow. No one knows what’s in the depths of the lake.

Speaking as one diver to another, please continue to enjoy water sports in Lake Michigan. Fatal shark attacks are rare all over the world. There are fewer than 10 each year. You’re in more danger from lightning strikes or bee stings. It’s more harmful to drive to the lake in an automobile: 600,000 people killed every year in car accidents. Why aren’t we terrified by those statistics?

In truth and in fact were I to consider entering Lake Michigan’s waters I’d be more concerned about the coliform bacteria count than the random bull shark attack, but pollution might not frighten you as much as me. Lake Michigan isn’t a spot I’d care to dive, but more power to you. Enjoy.

By: Jose M.

Jose M. — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:12:50 +0000

I live in Milwaukee and grew up swimming in Lake Michigan. I’m only 15 and I still enjoy to go swimming, but I have never had a personal experience with a bull shark in the lake. I do believe it is quite possible, due to the vastness of the lake, which can get up to 900 feet deep in some areas, and these are more shallow water oriented creatures. They feed, breed, and reside in waters where there are most likely to be swimmers. As for the person who commented above me^ I don’t really believe that you have seen “quite a few” bull sharks in the lake. My cousin and I have swam out as far as a mile and back and virtually no fish touched us. Plus bull sharks are drawn to noise and disturbances in their living space, such as shallow waters, so if they did live in the lake, and there were as many as you say, odds are there would have been at least one or two attacks in recent years. Just sayin.

By: kakapoopoopeepee

kakapoopoopeepee — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:51:47 +0000

i heave been in lake michigan all my life, and ive seen quite a few sharks. The waters have been getting warmer, so it makes sense. Also, the bull shark doesn;t need salt water. Once, i caught one on my rod. i know they’re out there, ive seen em!