A diver from the fear of a tiger shark swam 7.5 km in Australia

News 23 October, 2017

In Australia, a diver from the fear of tiger shark appeared close by, swam 7.5 miles to shore. John Craig was left without a boat in shark Bay in the West, where he attracted the attention of a predator.

 

34-year-old man said that on Friday he was engaged in underwater fishing when the spear caught on the stone. To get him out had to make the effort and spend the time during which a boat with a partner far carried. Craig shouted at his partner, trying to attract attention, he even was flailing and splashing in the water. As it turned out, the ship appeared to be a problem with the engine.

When the diver looked under the water, trying to understand, not whether it blows over, at arm’s length he saw a huge tiger shark. The predator circled around the fisherman to understand whether it is suitable for food. Scare away the harpoon didn’t help, so Craig decided to sail to the shore, despite the fact that on the tail of all four nautical miles remained a tiger shark. Later, the predator was not bound, but the fisherman prefer to swim slowly, so as not to attract the attention of other sharks.

The path to the beach took three hours, as it turned out, by the time of the return of Craig on land was organized the search operation involved ships and aircraft.