Thinking of a trip to Australia?
Fancy a swim in the crystal clear oceans around Perth? – well, with five gruesome shark attacks in less than a year, all taking place in Western
Australia alone – you’d better you listen up.
Fancy a swim in the crystal clear oceans around Perth? – well, with five gruesome shark attacks in less than a year, all taking place in Western
Australia alone – you’d better you listen up.
Here are my 5 life-saving tips on how to suvive a shark attack!
Step one: Remain calm. Even if the shark is looking at you like you’re lunch, it’s always best to play it cool.
Step two: Keep your eye on the shark at all times. Now is not the time to admire the scenery! If you’re not watching where he’s going he’s
probably going to try to sneak up on you and snack on you.
probably going to try to sneak up on you and snack on you.
Step three: Get into a defensive
position. No not kung fu!
position. No not kung fu!
In open water get back to back with another swimmer. (If possible choose a tasty looking person – someone big and meaty.) Any of you guys will do.
That way you can always keep your eye on Mr Shark. If you don’t have anyone around you could try
blowing bubbles – whaddaya know sharks don’t like bubbles!
blowing bubbles – whaddaya know sharks don’t like bubbles!
Keep blowing bubbles in the water and the shark might be so freaked out it leaves you alone.
Step four: Fight. The shark won’t even bat an eyelid (not that it has any) if you play dead. It’ll eat you any way. Instead smack it in the gills, poke it in the eye or if you want to risk having your arm eaten, bop it on the nose. (It might run away to sharks nose hospital). If you happen to have something like a snorkle use that to bash Mr Shark, it should hurt him more than your hands and it won’t hurt if he trys to bite it, whereas it might be a little more inconvenient
to lose a hand.
to lose a hand.
Step five: Get out of the water. So you’ve tried all the other options but all you really need to do is get out of the water. Calmly but loudly call over a boat or swim to shore. Avoid thrashing about, all that does is attract the sharks attention (not good). Swim smoothly with as little splashing as you can manage – breaststroke is probably best.
And if you have the worst luck and DO get bitten by a shark – do you know what’s best to do? Hug it! Yes hugging the shark makes it pretty hard for him to bite you again and hopefully then you can really bash him in the gills, and he’ll let you go and swim away.
Just last week a surfer was bitten in half by a Great White shark off the coast of Western Australia, so to sum up, my number one piece of advice is – stay at home! New Zealand sharks have MUCH better manners than those Auzzie ratbags
