Monster fish killed swimmers
Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers
GENEVA (AFP) – Police divers have ended the reign of terror of a huge fish that was attacking swimmers in a Swiss lake.
The zander, which was 70 centimetres (two feet three inches) long and weighed eight kilos (17.5 pounds), was harpooned on Sunday after it bit six swimmers over the weekend, fish warden Fabio Croci told local media.
Two swimmers were treated in hospital for bite wounds up to 10 centimetres (four inches) long after being attacked on Lac Majeur, which borders Italy, he added.
Police divers at first tried to capture the carnivorous fish with a net, but when this failed they pursued the zander with a harpoon and managed to kill it.
The meat from the captured fish was served up to tourists at the lake.
"It is quite unusual for zanders to bite humans", Croci said, adding he suspected the fish was suffering from a hormonal imbalance which could be responsible for its aggression.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090713/od_afp/switzerlandswimmerspoliceoff...
yeas agree the title is misleading... :P
so title should have been 'SWIMMERS killed monster fish'
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mai lain pa!
deadlier than a piranha
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/131423I
it says nothing about "killing" swimmers.... :/
see the link
It was in search of a different kind of fish to eat but got confused by similarities...
"It is quite unusual for zanders to bite humans",
I ve Course fished for most of my life and never heard of the likes! and for a pike that specimen is quite small.
Must be an old April the 1st article
You call that baby fish a monster? Okaay. They should have tried hormone replacement - humans are cruel.
of you or the fish?
i think the title is confusing...
"there are so many rumors about me...feel free to believe in any of'em.."
Why did you change the headline from:
Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers
to
Monster fish killed swimmers
The monster fish isn't reported to have killed any swimmers at all. Judging by the photo I can't see how anyone could think that this fish could kill a human.
to the hospital for bite wounds?
and they refused to be autopsied!rofl
lol it's suffering a hormone imbalance, and they serve it up for tourists to eat.
Monster? Two feet long? And I think the people killed the fish, not the other way around.
Mandi
be carefull