OMG - How lucky is this Bloke?

danlisa · 01-23-07, 11:44 AM

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An Australian diver fought his way out of the jaws of a great white shark after the creature "swallowed" his head and upper body.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../wshark123.xml

Sharks are beautiful creatures but they don't half scare the cr*p out of me.

Konovalov · 01-23-07, 03:47 PM

We build them tough in Oz.

snowsub · 01-23-07, 04:12 PM

Apparently he was worried when swimming to the surface that his face had been cut up and disfigured and that'd freak his son out who was on the boat

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There had been a current of very cold water flowing through the area where they were collecting abaloni and that's why they reakon the shark was there otherwise it'd have been too warm (being summer atm).

Lucky he had a arm free to gouge the sharks eye.

And all he got was a few cuts and a headache.
(and if it was me brown underwear :p )

Sea Demon · 01-23-07, 04:15 PM

I read somewhere that you Ozzie's have something like 15 shark attacks annually. That doesn't count Jellyfish stings or sea snake bites. Them's some dangerous waters down there.

bookworm_020 · 01-23-07, 05:12 PM

It's no safer on land, we have 8 of the top ten most venomous snakes, a couple of the worlds most dangerous spiders.:p

Now you know why the shark had no chance

Australia : not a place for wimps!

baggygreen · 01-23-07, 08:49 PM

depends where you go for the waters but...

an example. living in canberra, we're 4 hours from sydney and 2 hours from the south coast. south coast we dont have to worry too much, get a few jellyfish n the odd tiger, couplea great whites... thats about it really.

sydney, where bookworms from, hell they get the works - more seacreatures than landcreatures (reverse is true in canberra) including bull sharks found 15 km up the parramatta river, in the fresh water....

STEED · 01-24-07, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

It's no safer on land, we have 8 of the top ten most venomous snakes, a couple of the worlds most dangerous spiders.:p

Now you know why the shark had no chance

Australia : not a place for wimps!

Your not kidding there.

01-23-07, 03:47 PM	#2
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	We build them tough in Oz. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

01-23-07, 04:12 PM	#3
snowsub 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moreton bay Posts: 286 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Apparently he was worried when swimming to the surface that his face had been cut up and disfigured and that'd freak his son out who was on the boat . There had been a current of very cold water flowing through the area where they were collecting abaloni and that's why they reakon the shark was there otherwise it'd have been too warm (being summer atm). Lucky he had a arm free to gouge the sharks eye. And all he got was a few cuts and a headache. (and if it was me brown underwear :p ) __________________

01-23-07, 05:12 PM	#5
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It's no safer on land, we have 8 of the top ten most venomous snakes, a couple of the worlds most dangerous spiders.:p Now you know why the shark had no chance Australia : not a place for wimps! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-23-07, 04:15 PM	#4
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I read somewhere that you Ozzie's have something like 15 shark attacks annually. That doesn't count Jellyfish stings or sea snake bites. Them's some dangerous waters down there.

01-23-07, 08:49 PM	#6
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	depends where you go for the waters but... an example. living in canberra, we're 4 hours from sydney and 2 hours from the south coast. south coast we dont have to worry too much, get a few jellyfish n the odd tiger, couplea great whites... thats about it really. sydney, where bookworms from, hell they get the works - more seacreatures than landcreatures (reverse is true in canberra) including bull sharks found 15 km up the parramatta river, in the fresh water....