Swim At Your Own Risk: Turtle-Chasing Tiger Shark Injures Tourist

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Turtle-Chasing Tiger Shark Injures Tourist


A tiger shark injured a Japanese tourist who was enjoying a group dive in Guam last week. The group was about 32 feet below the surface when a turtle suddenly came out of nowhere and swooshed through the group. Turns out the turtle was swimming so fast because it was being chased by a 13-foot tiger shark! The shark's teeth scraped one of the tourists on the leg as it passed by. Close call...

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