Obituary
Lucy Jane Harrison, 27, of Denver, died at 10:23a.m. on Wednesday (June 22, 2011) at Mercy General Hospital. Her funeral will be held at 11a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Denver, with Father John Clark officiating. Burial will follow the service at Denver Sacred Cemetery, Denver. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday (June 24, 2011) at the Hover Funeral Home.
Memorials can be made to Mercy General Hospital or St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Lucy was born September 13, 1984, in Charleston, SC, a daughter of Robert and Jill Whitfield. She married Johnny Harrison on Saturday, June 12, 2011, in Denver.
Surviving are her husband, Johnny Harrison, Denver; parents, Robert and Jill Whitfield, Denver; sister, Alexis, Denver; two brothers, Kevin and Matt, Denver; grandparents, Larry and Henrietta Motts, Charleston, and Michael and Helen Peters, Denver; Aunts, Sue Sibley, Denver, Ashlynne Noble, Aspen; uncles, Lyle Sibley, Denver, and Richard Noble, Aspen; and 13 cousins.
Lucy was a nurse at Carl’s Children’s Hospital in Denver. She was a loving, caring person who wanted to help children with the sicknesses and make their hospital stay as enjoyable as possible. She and her high energy and desire to help others will be missed greatly.
How to Defend/Prevent Yourself From a Shark
There are many sites and tales out there on how to defend yourself from sharks or shark attacks. Here are a few that I found are useful:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/08/0804_040804_shark_attack_2.html:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/08/0804_040804_shark_attack_2.html:
- This site gives numerous tips on how to prevent sharks attacks such as staying out of murky waters, not swimming at night, don't wear contrasting articles.
- It also gives tips on how to fight back if you are attacked by a shark. Some of these defenses are hitting the sharks on its eyes or gills, attempt to stop the bleeding and fight back with anything you have.
- Reliable source because the people who research this information are scientist with degrees in marine biology.They have taken the time to do research and gather information about sharks and their behaviors.
- Gives you more advise on defending yourself when attacked. Advises you not to hit the shark with bare hands or feet due to its abrasive skin.
- Stand vertically, as much as possible, while in the ocean because sharks have a harder time biting anything that is vertical.
- Not so reliable; although this site gives many valuable tips on how to defend yourself from a shark, they do not state where they found their information or whether it's actually from scientists.
- shows videos on shark attack victims and their stories of how they defended themselves. Gives more advise defense mechanism and maneuvers.
- gives advise on how to prevent yourself from being attacked by a shark
- Not so reliable; on this site their slogan is "the how to that you can edit yourself." This site allows anyone to write or edit information, so there is information on it that has definitely not been researched by scientists.
- This site lists a number of ways to prevent shark attacks such as not swimming alone, at night, in murky water and many more.
- This is a reliable site because it states its sources, where and who the information is from. Also it has links to other useful websites that relate to sharks.
- This sites gives a true newspaper story about to "almost" shark attack victims. They describe their experience and how they managed to fend the shark off and make it home safely. They used a "Shark Shield," designed to put out a sound to bother the shark and repel it. It was like a shock dog collar or a dog whistle.
- Reliable source; this source gives a true story of two witnesses and almost victims. It also explains their story, fear and the device they used to save their lives.
