Shark waterslides into a hotel pool

[Tyche]

I think this may be the most awesome topic title ever.

Shark Commits Suicide on Waterslide - TMZ.com

But it was all too real when hotel staff saw that one of the sharks from the famous resort aquarium had somehow jumped out of its tank and onto a nearby water slide -- where it managed to slide down into the pool.

It all went down before the pool opened Tuesday -- so nobody was in the water -- but here's where it gets tragic: A rep for the Atlantis tells TMZ the shark died a short time after swimming in the chlorinated water. Here's the heartbreaking statement:

"Yesterday morning at around 9:30 AM, prior to the resort's waterscape opening to guests, a 12+-year-old female reef shark jumped over an 18 inch wide and 1 foot high sustaining structure into the resort's Leap of Faith water slide.

The Atlantis Aquarists believe the shark was startled by an unusual circumstance that we have no way of defining completely. In the over ten years guests have experienced the Leap of Faith, the reef shark itself, harmless to humans as it is fed regularly by our staff, had shown no previous incidences of leaping out of the water in the marine habitat ...

... The habitat itself is part of the resort's open system which filters water from the Atlantic Ocean and is completely separated from the chlorinated water system on the slides. Once the shark fell onto the slide and into the chlorinated water, it was in significant distress.

The Marine Aquarium Operations team responded immediately and was able to retrieve the animal at the bottom of the slide and return the animal to the main marine habitat in an attempt to resuscitate her. Despite the team's best efforts to recover the animal, it died shortly after the occurrence.

There was no danger to our guests or staff, both of whom interact with these sharks daily in our various interactive programs (we have guests enter the shark habitat to swim and interact with the sharks in bathing attire only).

In fact, our concern was for the animal itself who defied nature to take this leap. The entire team at Atlantis is truly saddened by the loss of this animal who had resided in the Atlantis marine habitat for over ten years."

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Shark Suicide

[Day]

IM A SHARK!

[Mizango]

lol wow.

[Plow]

into the resort's Leap of Faith water slide.

LOL

[Koyuki]

Wish someone got a video of it. I'd pay cash money to see a shark jump onto a water slide.

[Dohorehn]

I guess you could say he jumped the shark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_the_shark just in case that was a woosh

[Zeb]

Must be shark day. Just saw this video someone posted on another site.
Video of Shark vs. Cage - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

[Mizango]

I guess you could say he jumped the shark.

Jumping the shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia just in case that was a woosh

Goddammit, you totally Mencia'ed my idea.

[Tyche]

I guess you could say he jumped the shark.

http://hollywoodcrap.com/wp-content/...-csi-miami.jpg

[Octavious]

oh shit that made me laugh way more than it should have...Gah...Horatio why must you make such bad puns. D:

[Mizango]

Must be shark day. Just saw this video someone posted on another site.
Video of Shark vs. Cage - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Holy shit at that video. Talk about shitting yourself and getting the FUCK out of dodge...



LOL Tyche, well done.

[Dohorehn]

http://hollywoodcrap.com/wp-content/...-csi-miami.jpg

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH

[Seraph]

In Soviet Russia, shark jumps you?

[guartz]

There are no sharks in soviet russia.

Only underwater bears.

[Joran]

If only there were a video. Then we could make animated gif puns like we did with the Throw Shoes At Bush incident.

[Guyverarmor]

I'M A SHARK , I'M A SHARK

SUCK MY DICK

I'M A SHARK

[Katlan]

"Yesterday morning at around 9:30 AM, prior to the resort's waterscape opening to guests, a 12+-year-old female reef shark jumped over an 18 inch wide and 1 foot high sustaining structure into the resort's Leap of Faith water slide.

Has to be one of the most awsome sharks ever. It prolly knew it was gonna die soon and wanted to go out in style.. This way it will always be remembered!

[Draggy]

This is so awesome haha would have loved to see a vid of this.
for some reason i cant get that picture of the bear on the rollercoaster out of my head.

[Ohemgee]

That slide is fun as shit. I love going to Atlantis D:

[Joran]

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