Scuba Adventures runs tours that advertise an opportunity to get "face to face" with sharks. Divers are not caged, and the waters are "chummed" with bloody fish bait to attract sharks. Markus Groh was participating in one of these tours, 50 miles off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, when he was bitten by a shark. He was evacuated by the Coast Guard, but died of his injuries at a hospital in Miami. Scuba Adventures was asked by Bahamas authorities last year to place divers in protective cages before attracting sharks.

1. Age: 49
2. Born: July 7, 1958
3. Resided: Vienna, Austria
4. Occupation: Attorney
5. 1981: Received doctorate in law
6. Not to be confused with pianist Markus Groh
7. Boat: Shear Water
8. Shark: Tiger or bull shark
9. Accident location: technically in waters of the Bahamas
10. 2001: Florida bans shark feeding
11. Hospital: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami

• Topix.net: Markus Groh
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• CNN.com: Shark Tour Leader Was Warned of Danger, Diver Says (February 26, 2008)
• Palm Beach Post: "Shark Kills Scuba Diver in Baited Water" (February 26, 2008)
• South Florida Sun Sentinel: "Shark Encounters Criticized After Diver Dies in Attack" (February 26, 2008)
  • Tour company Scuba Adventures attracted sharks to the diving area with bloody fish parts. Because the dives took place in deep water rather than near reefs, amd the divers were uncaged, divers like Markus Groh were in much more danger from large sharks.
• WPTV: Some Blame Boat Owner for Fatal Shark Attack (February 26, 2008)
• WWSB: Man Bitten by Shark While on a Dive near Bahamas Dies (February 25, 2008)
• Bradenton Herald: "Man Dead in Shark Attack Is Austrian" (February 25, 2008)
• Reuters: Austrian Dies of Shark Bite on Bahamas Trip (February 25, 2008)
• Houston Chronicle: "Man Dies After Shark Attack Off Florida" (February 25, 2008)

• Official site: Göbel, Groh, Rechtsanwälte: Dr. Markus Groh

• Google Blog Search: Markus Groh

• Sans Brains: Smooth Move Chum, Really Smooth (February 26, 2008)

• Wetpixel.com: Bahamas shark bite aboard Shear Water, official thread (February 26, 2008)

• Sea Shepherd: Tragedy Occurs During Shark Dive (February 25, 2008)

• The Chum Slick: Accident No Longer Waiting to Happen (February 25, 2008)

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