Faces of Death III Page #7

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For some reason, it takes

along time to forget.

The nightmare had been

created by a creature

that has the

potential to kill.

Even though

this experience

will probably

never repeat itself,

the Davis family will always

wonder could it happen again.

And with this thought

they wonder what other

creatures lay in waiting

for their human prey.

The crystal clear waters

of the South Pacific

set the stage for a truly

horrifying example of death.

Milas Goodman,

a renowned marine biologist

and underwater

cinematographer,

had set out with a crew

from the island of Mokia

to complete a documentary

on shark behaviour.

As the boat approached

its destination,

the crew began the necessary

surface preparation

for another day

of filming.

The expedition had been

based in the South Pacific

for the last

six weeks.

Aside from hiring

a well experienced crew,

Goodman had a great deal

of luck with Mother Nature,

for the weather could not

have been more beautiful.

This was to be the final

dive of the expedition,

and also

the most hazardous.

It was during this dive

that Goodman planned

to lure different varieties

of reef sharks

into a confined area

by wiring bait

to the corral heads

on the ocean floor.

By enticing the sharks

into a feeding frenzy,

they would be

placing themselves

into a very

dangerous situation.

Therefore, the crew

realized they would only

have a limited amount

of filming time.

Patterns of behaviour

are all important

to a biologist studying

a particular animal,

but sharks

remain inscrutable.

When the glimmer of a pattern

appears to be emerging,

it is very often

shattered or blurred

by new and

puzzling facts.

Of the world's

250 species of sharks,

only about 10 percent

are proven man eaters.

However,

in this situation,

statistics meant

very little.

The sharks encountered

by Goodman and his crew

were being

purposely aroused

to expose their aggressive

natures for the cameras.

As the sharks began to

discover the bait,

the filming could not have

gone at a better pace.

Lewis Carroll once wrote,

'But when the tide rises

and the sharks are around,

his voice had a timid

and tremulous sound. '

If Goodman

or any of his crew

had any fear

of death by sharks,

they had little time

to dwell on this emotion.

Although armed with

underwater weapons

in case of an accident,

the crew realized

they had little protection

against these denizens

of the deep.

In a matter of moments,

Goodman and his crew

would realize they had created

the ultimate feeding frenzy.

Oh my God.

Theresa, call the Coast Guard

helicopter assistance,

we've had a bad

shark attack.

We've lost some limbs,

quickly call them,

call the Coast Guard

helicopter assistance.

Get me out

of the water.

Massive tissue loss,

bring the first aid kit.

Bring him around, get him

out of the water, quick,

bring him around,

bring him around.

Get me out

of the water.

Quick, quick,

massive tissue loss,

I'll stop

the bleeding.

A man who had

devoted his life

to the sea became a victim of

his own scientific pursuits,

a gray shark

had torn off

one of Goodman's legs

at the knee cap.

Most people live

in fear of one day

being attacked while

swimming in the ocean.

It is ironic that a man

who had no fear

of these creatures would

eventually fall victim

to their deadly jaws.

Have you ever been

the victim of a crime,

almost everyone has.

It can be

completely devastating

to those on

meager incomes.

The criminal's mentality

is simply,

your loss

is my gain.

These people are the

lowlifes of society,

preying like vultures

upon the unsuspecting.

We're about to examine

the ultimate face of death.

Some say it is justified,

the kind of death

that comes to those

who seem to deserve it.

I'm not sure that any man

has a right to judge another,

but I'm a firm believer

that God punishes those

who do injustice

to others,

sally in the form

of eternal damnation,

once the evil soul

leaves this earthly plain.

This time,

death's winning face

is in the form

of an animal.

I call this final chapter,

God, spelled backward.

If the dog

is man's best friend,

he is also man's

best protector.

Guard dogs still remain

one of the greatest

deterrents against

the criminal element.

Marvin Jacobs had owned an auto

body repair shop for 10 years.

After repeated

car thefts,

he installed a video camera

on his lot.

As additional protection,

he also bought two guard dogs

to insure

against robbery.

On the night

of March 14th, 1980,

two men entered

Jacobs' property,

unaware of the dangers

that awaited them.

While one of the robbers

managed to escape,

the other was viciously

killed by the guard dogs.

The police had no choice

but to shoot the dogs

upon their arrival.

The two German Shepherds

guarding the parking lot

represented a

face of death

to any one

who would dare trespass.

Sadly, the two

dogs had to die

for performing their duty

too zealously;

for a human life,

even that of a criminal

breaking the law,

is more important

than an animal's.

The dramatic footage

you are viewing was recorded

by the video camera Jacobs

had installed on the premises.

In a world that

is constantly changing,

in a society that continues

to grow more violent,

the fear of death is becoming

the plague of the 20th century.

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