Someone sewed more than 20 stitches, is the "unknown creature" that brushes the screen all over the internet a shark? Several tourists in Beihai, Guangxi were bitten while going to the beach | Friend | Beihai, Guangxi
Yesterday, an unidentified fish bite incident occurred in the waters near Qiaogang Town, Yinhai District, Beihai City, Guangxi Province, and relevant bathing activities in the area have been suspended.
Early this morning, the management office of Beihai Qiaogang Bathhouse issued a notice on suspending water related activities at Qiaogang Bathhouse. It was reported that on the afternoon of August 16th, a tourist was suspected to have been bitten by an unknown fish while diving into the sea at Qiaogang Bathhouse. The specific cause is currently under full investigation. In order to ensure the personal safety of tourists, all water related activities at Qiaogang Bathhouse have been temporarily suspended.
That night, more and more people were bitten and sent to the hospital for treatment
The first tourist bitten: feels like a fierce fish, very painful
I sewed over 20 stitches that night
Xiao Pei told Orange Persimmon Interactive that her friend was the first to be bitten.
Xiao Pei and his friends came to Beihai for tourism from Sichuan. Yesterday was their second time going out, and after 5 pm, they came to the beach and planned to go out to play.
At that time, Xiaopei and her friends went into the sea together. She was 1.62 meters tall and her friend was 1.78 meters tall. The water in their swimming area was not very deep. "The water only reached my chest, and I swam for a while before getting ashore early. My friend continued swimming."
Afterwards, Xiao Pei's friend felt bitten in the leg, causing a sharp pain.
After landing, Xiaopei and his friends realized that their legs were bleeding, as if they had been bitten by something in the sea, which was very serious. "It feels like a fish, a very aggressive fish."
According to the call record provided by Xiao Pei, the time of calling 120 was 5:20 pm. 20 minutes later, Xiao Pei's friend was picked up by 120.
"After my friend was picked up by 120, we were packing up nearby. As we were about to leave, two more people were also bitten consecutively. It's unclear what happened afterwards."
Later, Xiao Pei found out in the hospital and online that there were other people bitten on the beach, including an 11 year old child.
After Xiao Pei's friend was taken to the hospital, the wound was between three and four centimeters. That night, he was stitched with more than 20 stitches and then received tetanus protein before returning home.
She said that at the hospital that night, she also saw other tourists who had been bitten. "My friend's injuries can only be considered above average, some of them are very deep, and bones can be seen."
In the morning, Xiao Pei said that his friend was bitten not only on his legs but also on the soles of his feet, and now the wound is still very painful. "A few minutes before my friend was bitten, I had just landed early, and now I feel scared thinking about it."
Xiao Pei said that he and his friend's contact information have been left in the local area. The friend has injuries and they plan to return to Sichuan early tomorrow morning to continue treatment. "I'm injured here now, and it's not very convenient for food, accommodation, and transportation."
She said that it is currently unclear in the local area what exactly caused the bite. "The hospital spent hundreds of yuan, leaving the number for the local area to see how to handle it later. They can only admit their misfortune and bear the consequences themselves."
Another parent of the bitten person posted that their child was in a shallow water area and was playing on their stomach, only at the depth of their calves. As a result, they were also bitten.
After the incident, some of the injured were taken to the Yintan campus of the local Beihai People's Hospital. "I saw many injured people in the hospital, probably around ten," he said
After Xiao Pei's friend was bitten, he received over 20 stitches at the local hospital
Local residents: Tourists have been stung by jellyfish before
The sea area here is relatively safe
A resident living in the local Yinhai District told Orange Persimmon Interactive that if the bite is from an unknown creature, it is certain that it is not our marine life here, and it may have come from somewhere.
"This biting fish is definitely not from our sea area, I don't know where it swam from. There are no creatures that have appeared in our sea area before, so it is called an unknown creature."
However, when something happens in this sea area, I often go swimming. I have been swimming for more than ten years and have never heard of such a thing. This kind of biting creature should not have appeared in shallow waters.
The resident said that the nearby beach is very safe, with no shark nets installed, and there is no possibility of sharks appearing in the North Sea. The conditions are not met, and most tourists who were injured before were stung by jellyfish.
The resident said that yesterday their local area happened to be open to sea, and it is not clear what caused the bite. "Let's wait for the official investigation. Currently, our Beihai official is also actively investigating this matter."
Expert: You cannot judge based solely on dental imprints
Sharks, snappers, and barracuda are all possible
In the morning, Orange and Persimmon Interactive sent photos of tourists being bitten to experts in the marine field in Zhejiang Province and an expert from the Zhejiang Zoological Society.
After seeing the picture, experts from the Second Institute of Oceanography made a guess about the creatures that bit people.
The basis for judgment includes which fish in the North Sea can harm people; What shape are the teeth of fish that harm people; What records have been made of fish injuring people in shallow waters in the past.
Preliminary judgment suggests that the sharp bite marks may be from small sharks, while the flat bite marks are likely from sea breams, which have upper teeth similar to front teeth and are used to crush the shells of shellfish.
These wounds, in addition to bites, may also have scratches, such as the sharp dorsal fins of sea breams.
Including sharks entering areas with shallow water depth, if there is a dense population and noisy environment, there is a high possibility of stress reactions, such as biting or scratching people.
Another expert saw the photo and said that usually bony fish do not have teeth, except for sharks. If bitten by a fish, it is likely a juvenile shark.
However, there are some small scars in the photo that seem to be stabbed by hard objects, but if it is a juvenile shark, it cannot explain the surrounding stabbing.
If it is a stabbing injury, it is also possible that it is a member of the family Sparidae, similar to black snappers and bigeye snappers. Their dorsal fin spines are very hard, and human activity is too frequent. People with dense spines, such as hard spined snappers, may swim around and stab humans when frightened.
Previously, similar cases had also occurred in Zhoushan, Zhejiang.
The expert said that the marine environment is very complex, and without taking pictures of fish, it is difficult to explain or guess what it is. "It shouldn't be a sea snake, because sea snakes are usually venomous snakes."
Some netizens say, how can there be sharks in shallow waters?
Some netizens also expressed that it may be barracuda that bites people? Experts say it is difficult to make accurate judgments based on dental imprints.
"Speculations also need to be based on evidence, and it is difficult to make more speculations based solely on bite marks." Regarding why multiple people were bitten, relevant experts suggest there is another possibility that they were attacked by a school of fish at the time.
Usually, shark nets are installed near beaches where human activities occur. Once a bite occurs, the local area can identify the situation by trying to catch it.
At present, the relevant situation is still being understood.
