Does anyone besides me think that there is some ironic justice in the name of the kayaker who was eaten by a shark off Maui over the weekend?

I thought that was a Sponge-Bob episode.

Yes, sad but ironic.

Unless you are Patrick’s mom.

He wasn’t eaten, bled to death after having his foot bitten off, maybe it’s you who is the hammerhead :P

Yes, ironic, but risk of the sport, and true, what @ucme says.
Can’t blame the Shark, anything that looks like food IS food to them, such is the nature of the beast.

Why ironic justice? It’s a horrible tragedy. Knob.

I agree with @Rarebear. How is this funny or ironic? It’s just a tradgedy.

Well..I get the irony of a “Briney” death. Otherwise, yes, tragic event, but certainly not surprising. Surfers get chomped all the time.

Sad, doesn’t seem that ironic. Just seems like a stretch.

Situational irony, ... is most broadly defined as a situation where the outcome is incongruous with what was expected, but it is also more generally understood as a situation that includes contradictions or sharp contrasts

No. If a Kayaker was bitten by a shark off the coast of Maui, survived, and later was bitten by a friend’s pet shark and bled to death, that would be ironic.

This is just a tragedy.

I’m sure his family does not appreciates your humor.

And if you must know, it’s not an irony, which is a comparison of opposites, but a coincidence.