Shark attack victim saved by teenage best friend in this heroic act
More under this adA teen boy was attacked by what he thought was a great white shark while fishing underwater. His best friend saved his life through a series of heroic reflexes.
17-year-old Luke Pascoe was on a fishing trip off Mistaken Island - an island about five kilometres southeast of Albany. On Monday 15 August, he was bitten by what he believes to be a great white shark of about five metres in length. Luckily, he was accompanied by his friend Conner Shirley, who showed remarkable composure in the midst of the incident.
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A makeshift tourniquet to stem the loss of blood
When he realised that his friend had been bitten by a shark, Conner immediately sprang into action. Luke told ABC Australia, Australia's national public broadcaster:
More under this adMore under this adIt was Conner who helped me onto the rock and he walked me 2km along the rocks to the car and drove me to the hospital. I was lying in bed last night thinking how lucky I was to still be here.More under this adMore under this ad
Conner, meanwhile, says he made a makeshift tourniquet out of a diving belt to stem Luke's blood loss.
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'More my fault than the shark's'
'He especially started bleeding when I pulled him out of the water,' continues Conner. For his part, Luke, who suffered three lacerations on his lower legs, believes that this attack was 'more (his) fault than the shark's'.
More under this adMore under this adAccording to him, it was because he had just killed a fish at a depth of about 10 metres that the shark was attracted. And while he is certainly not about to forget this mishap, he is now 'a little sore' but in good spirits, and is already planning to return to the sea.
More under this adMore under this adThis article was translated from Gentside FR.
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