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Surfer frantically paddles to escape the jaws of a huge shark as it comes for him in the pristine
UK Daily Mail ^ | October 31, 2014 | Emily Crane

Posted on 10/31/2014 7:18:32 AM PDT by C19fan

This is the frightening moment a three-metre Great White started trailing a surfer back to shore, just two weeks before another man lost his arm and hand in a nearby shark attack. Andy Johnston was out with a small group of surfers at West Beach near Esperance, south-east of Perth, on September 21 when people ashore spotted the dark shadow looming. Other surfers managed to clear the water onto a reef after people started to honk their car horns to warn of the approaching shark, but Mr Johnston opted to stay put.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: australia; shark; surfer
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To: Lakeshark

Smiling as the idiot rang the dinner gong for your finned bretheren?
Lol!


41 posted on 11/01/2014 12:17:03 AM PDT by Darksheare (People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare
Let's just say he wouldn't be someone you would want to be next to in a foxhole........

He was so lucky, that was one monstrous fish, plus he did everything possible to attract it to him. I doubt the guy ever went out on a surfboard again.

42 posted on 11/01/2014 12:25:14 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: Lakeshark

The only thing lacking was someone saying “here fishy, fishy, fishy!”
And the shark ignored it?
Weird!


43 posted on 11/01/2014 12:36:42 AM PDT by Darksheare (People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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