How a Shark Attack Survivor Invented Cage Diving
Thank you to Rodney Fox for sharing his story. He was attacked by a shark 50 years ago - Dec. 8 1963. If you're interested in his book or in going shark cage diving in South Australia, check...
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A lot of people would say you have got reason more than most to hate sharks and yet youdon’t. Can you explain it?>> It was in a spear fishing championship that I was the reigning champion. It was asix hour competition. After four hours many fish had been speared and each one had bledinto the water. The tide had gone out, but nobody had seen any sharks. And I went outa bit wider and deeper to try and find fish that hadn't been scared. And as I dived downI was just about to spear a fish when this thump and crash hit me in the chest, knockedthe gun out of my hand, the mask off my face. I was held through the water. Then I realizedit had to be a shark. And I felt: What can I do to protect myself?So I gouged the shark’s head over with my fingers tr...
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A lot of people would say you have got reason more than most to hate sharks and yet youdon’t. Can you explain it?>> It was in a spear fishing championship that I was the reigning champion. It was asix hour competition. After four hours many fish had been speared and each one had bledinto the water. The tide had gone out, but nobody had seen any sharks. And I went outa bit wider and deeper to try and find fish that hadn't been scared. And as I dived downI was just about to spear a fish when this thump and crash hit me in the chest, knockedthe gun out of my hand, the mask off my face. I was held through the water. Then I realizedit had to be a shark. And I felt: What can I do to protect myself?So I gouged the shark’s head over with my fingers tr...
