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09/13/2006: "Man Bites Dog, Aquatic Edition - Take 2"

Another in the string of strange stories where man takes on fish, and fish wins. This time, it was a freediver who chose the wrong grouper to spear ...

It looks like the fish wrapped the line attached to the spear around the victim's wrist. The fish then went into a hole in a coral rock, effectively pinning the man to the bottom of the ocean.

Considering the size of some grouper, it's amazing this doesn't happen more often. We get stories all the time of guys going over the side under a kelp paddy to try and spear the dorado or yellowtail. I guess it's just a matter of time until we get a local version of this story ...