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28/08/2007: "NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE ...... Shark chews cod"
A newspaper version of events: When the shark rushed at Rick he held the fish in front of him for protection...... note the teeth marks, it was a huge bull shark so long the tail disappeared into the murky Darwin Harbour waters where visibility rarely exceeds 15 feet.
A TV news version A skin diver escaped death from a huge shark in Darwin Harbor today...... diver Rick Trippe had just speared a 100 found groper when the shark charged him......
The true version (as told here) Rick sent me this picture, it looks like a large shark had a chew on this Brown Spotted Cod soon after this fish was speared. The vibrations of the struggling fish attracting the shark as they will. Often the shark gets the lot.
The slimy, tough fish scales offered some protection - a lot more than a divers wet suit, that's for certain.
