Offbeat Man poked shark in eye

[TheGuru]

An Australian man saved himself from being pulled under by a great white shark by poking it in the eye. Jason Cull was swimming off Middleton Beach, Western Australia, when he saw a four-metre long grey shape in the water, reports the Daily Telegraph.

"Initially I thought it was a dolphin but when it came up and banged straight into me, I realised what it was," he said.

Mr Cull, a 37-year-old teacher, punched the shark but it grabbed him by the left leg and pulled him under the water.
"I remember being dragged backwards underwater," he said. "I felt along it, found its eye and I poked it in the eye. That's when it let go.?

When he reached the surface, he shouted a warning to other swimmers and began swimming backstroke towards the shore as the shark circled him.

"Eventually it took more of an interest in two other swimmers and swam towards them," he said.

Mr Cull was helped to shore by 50-year-old Joanne Lucas, a volunteer at the local surf club, who risked her life by entering the water to save him.
"Thankfully she took me into shore," he said. "I don't think I would have made it the rest of the way by myself."

He had a serious bite injury and was given first aid and oxygen on the beach, before being airlifted to hospital where he underwent surgery.

Wow

[Waldo]

There are so many reasons to go to Australia - but between the poisonous spiders, snakes and sharks, there appear to be many reasons to stay home too But at least now we all know what to do in a shark attack now

[manor]

Originally Posted by Waldo

There are so many reasons to go to Australia - but between the poisonous spiders, snakes and sharks, there appear to be many reasons to stay home too But at least now we all know what to do in a shark attack now

I agree --- but he should have seen it coming..............sorry
Because of all of the things that can sting, bite and rip your head off. I may stay closer to home