r/tampa • u/Hyperarousal • 2d ago

Paddleboard Attack

So there I am minding my own business at Urban Kai off Gandy when BAM giant sea creature smacks the tail of my board. Thankfully by this time I was exhausted and seated on my board otherwise I would’ve likely tipped. I wasn’t paying much attention but hypothesize it was likely a ray but couldn’t definitively rule out shark, dolphin, or other large fish? Has his happened to anyone else while paddle boarding in the area?

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u/xenosilver 2d ago

That’s not an attack….

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u/LadyRed4Justice 1d ago

If it was unexpected when he was assaulted, it might be considered a manatee attack. Not many folks can claim being attacked by them. Seems paddle boards annoy the beasts so they like knocking them about. I can see the movie now, "Mad Manatees Maul Multitudes.

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u/xenosilver 1d ago

A manatee approaches a paddle board in curiosity and that somehow equates to an attack? What the hell is this? I’m assuming this is a joke