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"No comment, thank you. It's cool. All I want is the girl to be OK."
maybe a repost, but this is a good example of the fact that in general, Aussies kick ass.
BBC News - Australian man saves woman from shark by grabbing tail Australian man saves woman from shark by grabbing tail Elyse Franckom was attacked by a shark as she led a swim with dolphins A swimmer saved a young woman who was attacked by a shark, off the coast of western Australia, by grabbing it by the tail, rescuers have said. The shark, which had bitten 19-year-old Elyse Frankcom, let go of her, they added. The anonymous swimmer then brought Ms Frankcom to the surface and got her on board a boat. She is said to be in a stable condition after undergoing six hours of surgery in hospital. One of the first rescuers on the scene, Fremantle Sea Rescue senior skipper Frank Pisani, said of the swimmer: "He certainly was instrumental in making this a good outcome." The shark attacked on Saturday as Ms Frankcom led a group of tourists on a swim with dolphins from a boat sailing off Garden Island, about 50km (30 miles) from Perth. The 3m-long shark, which has not been definitively identified but is believed to be a Great White, came up from the bottom of the water and bit her. Mr Pisani said: "As the shark bit her, it brushed aside a fairly large male who grabbed hold of the tail of the shark, which then made it let go. "The girl then started to sink to the bottom and he grabbed her and brought her to the surface and got her back on board the boat." Elyse Franckom said she was doing what she loved He said Ms Frankcom apparently had bites on both thighs. She was flown to hospital by helicopter. Shark's tooth removed The man, who was taking part in the swim, refused to speak to journalists when the tour boat returned to dock, other than to say: "No comment, thank you. It's cool. All I want is the girl to be OK." More than 30 people, including several children, were on board the boat at the time of the attack. Ms Frankcom was working for Rockingham Wild Encounters, which organises boat and swimming trips, from a town south of Perth. Terry Houston, from the company, said: "They pulled a shark tooth out of her butt, so Elyse is pretty proud of that. She's got that as a bit of a memento." She had recently posted a message on her Facebook page saying: "If I get attacked or die, at least I die happy and doing the thing I love." Sharks are a common feature of Australian waters but, according to the Australian Shark Attack File, attacks are rare with only 53 fatalities in the last half-century.
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11-02-2010, 01:02 PM
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One a year is too many. That doesn't count the people who survive, of which there are some, I'm sure. Lucky gal to have a brave man on that swim.
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11-02-2010, 01:10 PM
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Dang...
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I guess you have to be cool when you aren't on top of the food chain
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As a scuba dive instructor and dive leader, diving with sharks is WAY COOL, but don't know if I could honestly dive with a great white. In a cage maybe, but cages are for pusssies........
I'd LOVE to dive with a hammerhead........one of these days.......now that is one odd looking shark. pics of mine in the Caribbean with 9 foot grey reef sharks, they're cute and tame, no cage needed..........yeah start counting the fins! more than a couple on that dive at ~80 foot deep. 
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11-02-2010, 03:58 PM
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That man gets a permanent and irrevocable man card.
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11-02-2010, 03:59 PM
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He IS the man. I was snorkeling off of Key West years ago and shat myself when a shark swam beneath me.
 But...uh...it was a nurse shark.
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I seriously want to be Australian.
I am young enough to Immigrate right? I sure they wouldn't mind a young professional and I do work for Australian companies. Hmmm BHP? I want to go to the bar and hang out with guys like this and be just the coolest guys on Earth. Damn, I want to be Australian.
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As one of my old teachers used to say - 'he was a low key no bullsh$t kind of guy'
Suspect he has trouble walking, though with those big nuts of his!  Our economy is good here - come on down!!!
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Cool dude. He saves the girl and does NOT want his 15 minutes of fame.
A true MAN.
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He's either one cool dude or has outstanding warrants.
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I held about a 5-6 foot shark in my arms and petted her belly, in about 80' of water. Nurse shark. No man-card points for that.
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