Aussies Rescue 10Ft Great White Shark with Bare Hands (Video)
You don't have to look too far back in the history books to see just how sharky South and Western Australia are. In the last year alone, the regions have been riddled with attacks, encounters, sightings, and tragically, deaths. The sharks are there, no question, and big ones, too.
So, when a shark stranded itself in the shallow waters off South Australia's Tiddy Widdy Beach – yes, that's actually its name – the locals weren't overly surprised. Instead, they sprang into action, assisting the 10-footer with only their bare hands, and escorted it back out to sea.
Check out the footage from the rescue below:
'The tide was on its way out, and it looked to be confused,' one of the rescuers said in the news spot above. 'It was quite close to a sandbar. A few more people came along, and we were watching it. It became obvious that it was going to be in trouble. So, we went down the steps to the beach. We tried to move it by ourselves, but it was too heavy. Then, Hamish [a third rescuer] arrived, and eventually, the three of us were able to swing it around, and push it around to the deeper water. It was moving very slowly. So, we pushed it out a bit deeper.'
Good (shark) Samaritans.Earlier this year, just a few hours away on the South Australian coast, 26-year-old Lance Appleby was surfing Granites Beach in Streaky Bay when he was attacked by a great white shark. After two weeks of searching, police called off the hunt. Lance's body was never found.
Then, more recently, and a bit further away in the Shire of Esperance, a traveling surfer was attacked and killed in waist-deep water, while his girlfriend and fellow beachgoers watched from the shore – unable to do anything to help.
For the shark rescuers in Tiddy Widdy, having known all this about their home, it must've taken some serious balls to go out there and do what they did. Onya.
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