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Shark Attack Victim Stabs Shark, Stitches Himself Up, and Goes Grab a Beer
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:25 am
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:25 am
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On Saturday, a man successfully fought off a large shark, stabbing it with his knife, but not before he suffered a deep bite to his leg. Then he did what anyone would do: He swam to shore, stitched himself up, and had a beer before finally going to the hospital.
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James Grant, a doctor from New Zealand, was spearfishing in about six feet of water when a sevengill shark bit into his leg.
At first, he thought it might have been a friend pulling a prank. "I looked behind to see who it was and got a bit of a shock," he told Radio New Zealand. Realizing it was a shark and not his friend, he pulled his knife and stabbed at the shark.
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"[I thought] bugger, now I have to try and get this thing off my leg," he said. "I am not sure how effective it was. I guess it let go so something must have happened, put a few nicks in it."
The shark swam off, and so did Grant, returning to shore where he quickly took off his wetsuit. He saw a row of teeth marks had punctured his leg, wounds that would've been worse if he hadn't been wearing the 7 mm thick wetsuit. He tried to wave his friends to shore but they thought he was kidding
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"I thought surely he hasn't been bitten, there's no way he has been bitten, he's got to be taking the piss," one friend told Radio New Zealand.
So Grant, left wounded and alone by his worthless friends, had to be resourceful. Using the thread and needle from his first aid kit, which he keeps for his hunting dogs, he sewed up his wound and walked to a nearby tavern where he was given a beer and a bandage.
Not long after, someone finally took him to Southland Hospital—where he works—so his wounds could be properly cleaned and stitched. Despite the brush with death, Grant is anxious to get back to fishing.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:27 am to JOJO Hammer
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"I thought surely he hasn't been bitten, there's no way he has been bitten, he's got to be taking the piss,"
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:29 am to JOJO Hammer
The next time there is a thread about who I'd like to sit down and have a beer with.....this guy is my answer.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:42 am to JOJO Hammer
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left wounded and alone by his worthless friends,
honest reporting
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:48 am to HailToTheChiz
Automatic OT Baller Status.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:57 am to JOJO Hammer
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Shark Attack Victim Stabs Shark, Stitches Himself Up, and Goes Grab a Beer
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:04 am to JOJO Hammer
These guys must be ruthless pranksters. Shark bite victim thought it was a joke, then the friends thought he was kidding with them. Damn.
And, that guy is a badass.
And, that guy is a badass.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:15 am to JOJO Hammer
Kiwis don't frick around.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:18 am to JOJO Hammer
If a shark bites me, a lot more than "bugger" is coming out of my mouth!
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:24 am to GeauxWrek
that guy is a far better man than i ever will be.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:25 am to C
He must have the same friends as I do.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:48 am to tiger114
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These guys must be ruthless pranksters. Shark bite victim thought it was a joke, then the friends thought he was kidding with them. Damn. And, that guy is a badass.
I'm imagining their teeth are so sharp that the initial feeling is just a 'grab' and it doesn't even really hurt for a few seconds to minutes. I sliced a fair portion of a fingertip off once in one fell swoop, and I drove to the ER (~5-10 minutes) and was checked in and had it wrapped before it really started hurting. My cut was likely a hell of a lot sharper and cleaner than his, though. I could be wrong.
My favorite part is that his friends thought he was playing the 'look at my dick' game from Waiting or something.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 9:31 am to beHop
You do know that "taking the piss" means "making a joke" in the commonwealth countries, right?
Posted on 1/28/14 at 9:35 am to gorillacoco
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You do know that "taking the piss" means "making a joke" in the commonwealth countries, right?
That idiom makes me look like an idiot. It also makes this story less funny, at least a little.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 9:45 am to JOJO Hammer
I immeditately thought this story had to come out of Austrailia even before reading the article, but New Zealand is pretty damn close. Tough SOB's over there.
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