HuffPost: Shark Attack Survivors Get Free Sushi In New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Restaurant
The new sushi promotion for shark attack survivors at a Florida restaurant is the oceanic version of Hammurabi's Code: A bite for a bite. Anyone who's been nibbled on by a shark can walk into Kaiju Sushi and Rice Balls in New Smyrna Beach and get a free and toothsome mako sushi roll for his or her troubles. Considering the central Florida beach town has been dubbed the shark attack capital of the world, it seemed like the kind of gimmick that could generate publicity for the business that opened about two months ago. "The response has been tremendous," said co-owner Dekker Dreyer, who claims he has five acquaintances who've been bitten by sharks. "[Shark attacks] are something we've grown up with"...It wasn't long before the first wounded customer -- a local surfer and busboy known as Joey G. -- showed proof of his dangerous encounter in 2008 and claimed the complimentary Jamaican-seasoned mako shark sushi roll this week. "He had the whole package. He had a scar on his leg and he actually had a video on YouTube of himself on the local news being taken away for first aid," Dreyer told HuffPost...more...