I've never been menaced by a shark. I've seen them near me in the water, of course, but they tend to understand we're neither a threat to their feeding grounds nor particularly tasty. I have been stalked by a barracuda, though, and suffered numerous injuries, including being knocked unconscious, submerged, and nearly drowned, by other surfers. But the sharks and I are cool with one another, bud.
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Monday, November 10, 2014
Surfer Barely Escapes Shark
“I’d rather try to hold my ground against it and not freak out and make a commotion,” he said. “If you’re going to get chomped, then you’re going to get chomped. There’s nothing you can do about it,” he added.
I've never been menaced by a shark. I've seen them near me in the water, of course, but they tend to understand we're neither a threat to their feeding grounds nor particularly tasty. I have been stalked by a barracuda, though, and suffered numerous injuries, including being knocked unconscious, submerged, and nearly drowned, by other surfers. But the sharks and I are cool with one another, bud.
I've never been menaced by a shark. I've seen them near me in the water, of course, but they tend to understand we're neither a threat to their feeding grounds nor particularly tasty. I have been stalked by a barracuda, though, and suffered numerous injuries, including being knocked unconscious, submerged, and nearly drowned, by other surfers. But the sharks and I are cool with one another, bud.