Fisherman lives to tell shark tale
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AN Australian fisherman has lived to tell the tale after a great white shark leapt into his boat, surviving with only an injured arm.
Terry Selwood, 73, was fishing off Evans Head in northern New South Wales state when he was given the fright of his life.
“I caught a blur of something coming over the boat and the pectoral fin of the shark hit me on the forearm and spun me round, knocked me down on the ground to my hands and knees,” he said. “He came right over the top of the motor and then dropped onto the floor.”
The shark was 2.7 meters in length, while the boat was 1.4 meters across and 4.5 meters long.
“I looked down and I thought ‘I’ll be buggered there’s a shark in me boat.’ “I was losing a fair amount of blood, I was stunned, I couldn’t register what happened and then I thought ‘ I’ve got to get out of here.’”
Selwood radioed for help from the local marine rescue volunteers, who later returned to retrieve his boat and the body of the great white shark.
“I’ve had ‘em come up and brush the side of my boat, I’ve had a white pointer swim around my boat, I’ve had ‘em take fish off my line, but I’ve never had one do this,” said the fisherman of 60 years.
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