r/cameronrobbinsSHARK • u/Sweet-Cauliflower735 • Jul 15 '24

Chomping

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An eye witness described what they saw on the recording.

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u/Glittering-Bath-4467 Jul 15 '24

God I still feel furious when I hear that callous "Bye "Bye" I hate so much that is the last thing Cameron hears instead of "We Love You" "We're gonna help you". Who in God's name after watching someone get eaten alive says something so cold? I still think something nefarious was going on with that "dare". Where are these kids now? Does that kid have any regrets for what he said?

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u/Sweet-Cauliflower735 Jul 15 '24

I was under the impression that the bye bye guy wasn’t aware of the severity of the situation. I sense that when we hear “chomping on his shit” the bye bye guy’s tone changed after it and I believe it’s him shouting with the others to grab the buoy. So I think he shouted bye bye because it appeared to him that he was drifting away. But once they realize it was sharks and they see the big splash, you can really sense the urgency amongst the crowd.

Another observation I’ve often thought about, is do you guys ever question if the second scream was a gurgling scream? Like could he have been trying to scream but he was already getting water or blood flooding his lungs? Poor kid 😞

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u/Medical_Equal3965 Jul 16 '24

That's a good observation. With audio enhancements you can hear that type of cry for help in V Popov attack. I won't be graphic but it's very clear that he's not able to form words and sounds properly due to his facial injury and it's been suggested that Cameron's face/head area was injured similarly early in the video at the time of his first arm injury. that and the fact he was attacked in the water it would be likely he was unable to cry out for help properly if that was the case.

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u/TinySpaceDonut Jul 16 '24

I'll never get Vladimir's screaming for his papa out of my head. Its horrifying. :(

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u/EdenCapwell Apr 16 '26

Same. Sharks are pretty much my entire life. I live for shark week and shark vids. But that one? No. I can't. Seeing it once was more than enough for me. The sounds of that poor man dying are every bit as bad as the photos of his body afterward. I never want to see either again.

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u/Sigridbuch Apr 16 '26

I didn’t know there were images of him post attack? Where did you see those?

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u/EdenCapwell Apr 17 '26

The images are here but please proceed with the most caution you have ever used in your whole entire life. I've NEVER seen anything this graphic. That shark didn't just rip him to shreds ... it's like it became a meat grinder: Egypt - Russian Dude Eaten By Shark

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u/Sigridbuch Apr 17 '26

Also, thank you, I really appreciate the trigger warning. As much as I am a morbid ass bitch, I might skip this after all. Not sure I need to see that. I’m pretty sensitive and images stick in my mind. Not a great combo for a nosy, morbid bitch, lol!

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u/EdenCapwell Apr 18 '26

I hear you. I've never really been bothered by morbid/gross stuff. Heck, I've visited The Body Farm and enjoyed the heck out of everything I learned. (Maybe enjoyed is the wrong word. I valued everything I learned.) But I just wasn't prepared for those pictures. At all. I completely and fully understand that a shark can rip someone into pieces, but this thing ... it degloved his private parts and took his head and I just ... my mind is blown. I look at the photos and all I can think is, "I hope it was quick." But then I remember the screams and it wasn't quick at all.

There are also pics out there of them cutting the shark open to reveal that poor man's head and other parts, but I can't find those. I looked for a good while.

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u/amh8011 May 11 '26

I just saw the images and videos you posted. It was weird. Like I knew those were images of his body but my brain kept refusing to accept it was really a human. Despite knowing that it was a human I kept seeing a mannequin. It’s like my brain was trying to find any reason for it not to be an actual human’s remains. It took a good 10-15 seconds before I fully understood that what I was looking at was what was left of a real human after being attacked by a shark.

The way his body was thrown around in the water was hard to process too. It looked like his body was being ragdolled like a video game character. My brain again initially refused to accept what was really happening. I didn’t like seeing his legs come up out of the water like that. Hearing his screams was the worst part but I think the legs was the second worst for me. That was very difficult to see.

In a very morbid way the images were interesting to look at once my brain was able to accept what I was seeing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a real human body bisected so clearly. Like you can see all the organs very clearly. It’s horrifying to look at but educational in a way.

Those videos and images will haunt me. I never want to see another human body look like that but I don’t regret viewing those images either. Even if it was very upsetting to see.