Spearfisherman Completes Epic Swim Stalked By A Tiger Shark

A thing of nightmares!

From Deeper Blue
By Sam Helmy

https://www.deeperblue.com/spear-fisherman-completes-epic-swim-stalked-tiger-shark/?

John Craig’s story is probably going to be made into a Hollywood blockbuster.

According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the spearfisherman and former scuba diving instructor was fishing of the coast of Western Australia when several unfortunate incidents occurred.

First his speargun got stuck under some rocks, while at the same time the boat on the surface with his buddy on board suffered an engine failure and started to drift away in the current. Realising that he could not catch the boat, he was left alone 7.5km/4.6 miles from shore.

Deciding his only option was to head to shore, he began his epic swim. Soon he realised he was being stalked by a 4m/13ft tiger shark. According to Craig:

“I put my head in the water to check I was in the same place and suddenly saw a huge four-metre tiger shark approaching within arm’s reach.”

He added:

“Its head was nearly a metre wide, it was about three times the girth of me and it was just like a submarine, just circling.”

Keeping his speargun between himself and the shark as he swam, Craig had to endure terrifying moments as the shark kept circling him and making darting, close-in runs.

After a while, though, the shark lost interest and disappeared, leaving Craig to complete his epic three-hour open-water swim.

Eventually Craig was rescued by a massive air and sea search operation. A pilot spotted him on a beach, where he was found to be OK but utterly exhausted.

Staying focused and not panicking saved the day! Folks, believe his description of the shark's dimensions. Last week I was afforded a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend time on the boat of a White Shark researcher off the Marin coast and saw 4 different Sharks up close. They are WAY bigger in person vs. seeing them on film. First saw a 9', Which is barely an adult and its girth was simply astounding. When we later had a pair of 14 footer come to the boat  an hour apart an adrenaline dump hit me like a shot of Epinephrine! The girth on these boys was dumbfounding, absolutely massive in all dimensions. To be stalked by any shark of this size.....good god!