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www.telegraph.co.uk: Darren Steel, Tweed Heads police inspector, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that the man's boat was hit by a large wave, knocking into the water. The boat kept going without him, so he was forced to make the 4.7-mile swim to shore. without a lifejacket and through strong currents... Other fishermen working in the same waters had spotted sharks in the area in recent days, according to local media reports.
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That was brave of him to have survived the situation. Very lucky of him that he was not attack by sharks.
Posted by: Brad Fallon | February 17, 2011 at 12:10 AM