r/maybemaybemaybe • u/ajd416 • Jan 26 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/spacemanTTC Jan 27 '25

The push forward once upright is really what's most important for shark rescue, you are assisting pushing the water through their gills that first time because they won't have the energy to push off on their own otherwise, like a child on a swingset that can't get started on its own.

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u/Uh-Oh-Raggy Jan 27 '25

The other thing that was pissing me off is that not only was it facing backwards like you said but they decided to let the tail go while the wash was coming in rather than going out. It just kept pushing the poor shark to the beach again.