MIAMI — An Austrian tourist died Monday after being bitten by a shark while diving near the Bahamas in waters that had been baited with bloody fish parts to attract the predators.
Markus Groh, 49, a Vienna lawyer and diving enthusiast, was on a commercial dive trip Sunday when he was bitten about 50 miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, said Karlick Arthur, Austrian counsel general in Miami.
The crew aboard the Shear Water, of Riviera Beach-based Scuba Adventures, immediately called the U.S. Coast Guard, which received a mayday from the vessel, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Nick Ameen.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel says the man was diving with a company that specializes in arranging interactions with sharks. "Please be aware that these are not 'cage' dives; they are open water experiences," the company says on its website, according to the paper.
The coroner is told that Jarrod Stehbens was not wearing a shark deterrent even though there was one available.
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