British Man Narrowly Escapes Encounter With Sharks Off Australia’s West Coast

British Man Narrowly Escapes Encounter With Sharks Off Australia’s West Coast
A sand tiger shark. Stefan Sauer/AFP/Getty Images
Holly Kellum
Holly Kellum
Washington Correspondent
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British dive instructor John Craig, 34, thought he had seen his wife for the last time when two sharks approached him as he was spearfishing off Australia’s western coast after he got separated from his boat.

Craig was free-diving on Friday, Oct. 20, when he got his spear stuck under a rock. When he surfaced, he saw the boat with his dive partner on it looked like a dot in the distance, Australia’s ABC reports.
Holly Kellum
Holly Kellum
Washington Correspondent
Holly Kellum is a Washington correspondent for NTD. She has worked for NTD on and off since 2012.
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