Florida Man bit by shark, rattlesnake and hit by lightning. 4 strikes against him.

[Baitball Blogger]

Florida man bitten by shark also struck by lightning, bitten by rattlesnake

Florida man Erik Norrie may be both the luckiest and unluckiest man alive – he's been struck by lightning, bitten by a rattlesnake, punched by monkeys and, most recently, attacked by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas, he told a Tampa TV station.

Norrie was spearfishing on July 29 when a shark came up behind him and took a chunk out of the back of his leg, according to MyFOXTampaBay.com. Norrie's father-in-law jumped in between him and the shark and helped him get to the shore where a doctor from San Diego happened to be vacationing.

Norrie used large rubber bands from his spear to create a tourniquet and keep to stop the blood from gushing from his fresh wound.

Norrie, who is from Largo, was ultimately taken to Tampa General Hospital for multiple skin graft surgeries. Norrie is in good spirits and has already been able to stand.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-florida-man-shark-attack-victim-20130806,0,3309935.story

[gollygee]

1. He must be part cat

5 more lives left.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Well, if he's part Florida panther he should keep it to himself,

or someone around here will shoot him for sport.

[SoCalDem]

5. or a python might try to eat him for lunch

[Baitball Blogger]

10. And if he tries to swim away from the python,

he'll get one of those brain eating amoebas stuck in his nasal cavities.

[Rex]

3. Punched by monkeys!?

I dunno if I would rate getting bit by a rattler and punched by a monkey as the same as a shark attack and even those three would not compare to a lightning strike in my book.

He has some unusually bad luck it seems.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. His history of being in the wrong place at the wrong time began when we he moved into Florida.

[Rex]

14. He should avoid areas of Zimmerman sightings.

Just as a precaution.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. "punched by monkeys"...

Made me laugh uncontrollably.

[Rex]

16. Me too!

I just started laughing out loud again at your reply!

I've got to find some way to us 'punched by monkeys' in an every day sentence...that's just too much comedy gold to pass up!

[awoke_in_2003]

17. Our local sports station...

had a fake Nolan Ryan character, and they would trot out a story about his war against the Snow Monkeys. This was after Ryan was named an honorable game warden, and we had some Snow Monkeys that escaped into the Texas wild. He went to check them out and they threw stuff at him. A site called unticket should have this radio gold.

[Rex]

18. I Grew up in Houston.

I use to love going to the Astrodome and watching Ryan scorch one across the plate! I'll go googling for it! THANKS this should be good!

[awoke_in_2003]

19. Here you go...

http://www.theunticket.com/

The Ticket had Nolan on after he purchased the Rangers, and he knew of the fake Nolan. His explanation of the real event was almost as funny as the fake one.

[Rex]

20. Kewl...looks like I am about to lose some hours

to a new site! THANKS! This should be fun!

[Common Sense Party]

27. MonkeyPunch would be a great name for a band.

[B2G]

4. Hope I'm never on a plane with this guy. nt

[Wait Wut]

9. !

No kidding!

Would it infringe upon his rights to make him wear a warning sign?

[hobbit709]

6. Maybe he should quit going out in the wild and getting near critters.

[FLPanhandle]

7. I give him credit for living his life fully

He's not sitting inside playing video games, he is outside and, yes, there are dangers in nature. He isn't easily scared.

[Baitball Blogger]

12. I'll give him that.

He's the most interesting man in Florida.

[BlueJazz]

8. Punched by a Monkey ?? Is George Bush now living in Florida ?

[KansDem]

13. Well, don't know about the other incidents but I think we know why the shark bit him...

The shark got the names confused.

[Mike Daniels]

21. Punched by monkeys is the kicker

I guess I can feasibly see somone putting themselves in a situation where over various points in their life they could be hit by lightning, and bit by a rattlesnake and shark.

But you really have to wonder about what one is doing where the end result is geting punched by a monkey. Unfortunately, none of the links I found offer a back story to that incident.

[NuclearDem]

22. I believe we have a picture of the man:

[Rstrstx]

24. You only listed three strikes in your title

At first I thought you were considering him to be from Florida his 4th strike :-P (j/k)

[Baitball Blogger]

25. Actually, I was.

Completely missed the "punched by monkeys."

[Raine1967]

28. OMG, Ok, THAT is funny.

I knew a woman who was hit twice by lightening. To this day I find that amazing.

[Link Speed]

29. I saw two different guys struck on the same golf green.

Exactly one year apart.

They both had their left shoe blown off their foot.

[Koios]

26. God must ...

... really hate this guy

[Lars39]

31. But...his FIL likes him enough to jump between him and a freaking shark!