Sea Lion Grabs Fisherman Off Boat

[Florida_Geek]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Sea-Lion-Abduction.html

March 11, 2004
Sea Lion Grabs Fisherman Off Boat
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 11:20 p.m. ET

ANCHORAGE (AP) -- A 19-year-old fisherman is recovering from an encounter with a sea lion that leaped out of the water, grabbed him as he worked on his grandfather's docked boat and pulled him into the harbor at King Cove.

``It happened so fast, I forgot what I was doing,'' said Ray Dushkin Jr., who was not seriously injured in the abduction Tuesday.

Dushkin spent a few moments beneath the water's surface before the hefty animal let go. Dushkin's left buttock sports an inch-and-a-half scrape, but no bite mark, he said. His coveralls were torn through, as were the pants worn beneath them.

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[xchrom]

1. sea lion humor

dunk the human.

[DarkPhenyx]

4. I find it amusing they are calling it an "abduction".

What? Did the Sea Lion leave a ransom note or smething?

[Florida_Geek]

6. the police do have a signed letter that he did give up

the job as President of Haiti,, me bad wrong "abduction"..... :evilgrin:

[DarkPhenyx]

7. *ROFL*

That's it! It's a bungled terrorist attack on the behalf of Pres. Aristede!

[MichaelUK]

2. "It happened so fast, I forgot what I was doing"

How the heck do you forget that you are being dragged off a boat in the middle of the sea with a Rosie O'Donnell look alike?

[Bunny]

3. I think it's funny that they referred to it as

"the abduction". That's comical.

[DarkPhenyx]

5. HEY! That was my line.

You stole my line. Apparently the Sea Lion got the hook and sinker, not to mention the fisherman.

[Algorem]

8. Coveralls and pants torn through,scraped buttock?

This tusky buddy of his plays rough.