Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers
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AFP Jul, 13 05.12pm
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.
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Zander (Sander lucioperca)
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Harpoon? A missile to kill this fish?
Like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife leh
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That is not the only monster fish around..
think they may have developed a taste for human flesh. Maybe cause of the bodies of victims being dumped into the lake.
Like massive monster catfish.
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Originally posted by BadzMaro:
That is not the only monster fish around..
think they may have developed a taste for human flesh. Maybe cause of the bodies of victims being dumped into the lake.
Like massive monster catfish.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
AFP Jul, 13 05.12pm
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.
Oh my...
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hmmz the fish ate human meat then they served the fish meat to tourist? did they make sure there wasn't human meat remaining in the stomach?
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Zander (Sander lucioperca)
Pretty fierce looking fella! Lucky its only 2 feet.
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provoked so attacked what