Doctor Fights Shark With Knife, Patches Wounds, Then Has A Well-Earned Beer
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[QUOTE]The moral of this story: Always swim with your knife.
New Zealand doctor James Grant had a close call on Saturday with what conservation officials surmise was a sevengill shark. The 24-year-old man was spearfishing with some friends in the murky waters of Colac Bay when he felt a tug on his leg, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Although he couldn't see the shark, he wasted no time in whipping out his diving knife and taking a few stabs at the source of his distress.
"[I thought] bugger, now I have to try and get this thing off my leg," Grant told Radio New Zealand.
Grant isn't sure how much damage he inflicted on the shark, but he was able to flee once it let go. Once ashore, he took off his borrowed wetsuit and saw a few bites measuring up to two inches across.
Grant called out to his friends, but they didn't believe he'd been attacked by a shark. Later, they were shocked to find that the junior doctor had patched himself up with a first-aid kit they'd brought along for their pig-hunting dogs (must be a New Zealand thing).
Grant and his friends then headed to a nearby pub to have a beer. Once the staff gave Grant a bandage because he was getting blood on the floor, everyone agreed it was time to get him to a hospital.
The doc was back at work Monday, and said the experience didn't put him off spearfishing.
"When the stitches come out I will be back in the water," Grant said.[/QUOTE]
I'm waiting for "Always bring a knife to a shark fight" to become a saying....
[QUOTE=TheMrFailz;43711115]I'm waiting for "Always bring a knife to a shark fight" to become a saying....[/QUOTE]
Never bring a shark to a knife fight.
If I felt something bite and tug on my leg while in the ocean I'd be too terrified to even move and that champ instantly went for his knife. His quick reflexes probably saved his life.
[quote]Grant called out to his friends, but they didn't believe he'd been attacked by a shark. [/quote]
That seems pretty irresponsible of them.
I wouldn't even mind the shark attack if it meant I had a kickass story like this to tell afterwards.
I was expecting something more epic than that, but it'll do. still really badass
[QUOTE=Trainbike;43711185]That seems pretty irresponsible of them.[/QUOTE]
Irresponsible that they didnt believe he shrugged off a shark attack like it was a mosquito.
i mean yeah, thats fucking rude, childish bastards.
[QUOTE=Bread_Baron;43711119]Never bring a shark to a knife fight.[/QUOTE]
Unless you're name happens to be Kisame.
Having a beer after being inflicted a wound is a really bad idea. Alcohol is a vasodilator meaning that it increases the likelyhood that he'll bleed more.
[QUOTE=The mouse;43711231]Having a beer after being inflicted a wound is a really bad idea. Alcohol is a vasodilator meaning that it increases the likelyhood that he'll bleed more.[/QUOTE]
I did somewhat jokingly mention this to my mum, but to be completely fair there's not THAT much alcohol in a single beer for it to be an issue. If he got completely plastered and stayed there for hours drinking pint after pint, sure - but one pint won't do him in.
[QUOTE]for their pig-hunting dogs [B](must be a New Zealand thing)[/B][/QUOTE]
No, we have these in America too.
[QUOTE=The Article]"[I thought] bugger, now I have to try and get this thing off my leg," Grant told Radio New Zealand.[/QUOTE]
That's a pretty reasonable thing to think right after having a shark latch onto your leg.
[QUOTE=Dark RaveN;43711211]Irresponsible that they didnt believe he shrugged off a shark attack like it was a mosquito.
i mean yeah, thats fucking rude, childish bastards.[/QUOTE]
If someone says they were attacked by a shark you'd have to be a complete moron to just ignore it. Any responsible person would get out asap and check them over. What reasonable person would brush someone off when they say they've just been attacked by a wild animal?
[QUOTE=Trainbike;43711185]That seems pretty irresponsible of them.[/QUOTE]
That depends, maybe Grant is one of those cunts of a friend group that always makes terrible emergency jokes. After a while you start to ignore their jokes because you get tired of the same crap every time. Then when there is a true emergency you think he's joking but afterwards you realize he wasn't.
You can hardly blame his friends then.
Should've been carrying a wasp knife with him.
[QUOTE=Trainbike;43711273]If someone says they were attacked by a shark you'd have to be a complete moron to just ignore it. Any responsible person would get out asap and check them over. What reasonable person would brush someone off when they say they've just been attacked by a wild animal?[/QUOTE]
Do you seriously not think that when a shark attacks its usually a dead person not just deep scratches on the leg? I can actually see where their disbelief is coming from.
[QUOTE=Trainbike;43711273]If someone says they were attacked by a shark you'd have to be a complete moron to just ignore it. Any responsible person would get out asap and check them over. What reasonable person would brush someone off when they say they've just been attacked by a wild animal?[/QUOTE]
If the person's acting completely normal and calm about it and isn't screaming at the top of their lungs I don't see why it's too crazy to think that they're just winding you up.
[editline]30th January 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Zeemlapje;43711282]That depends, maybe Grant is one of those cunts of a friend group that always makes terrible emergency jokes. After a while you start to ignore their jokes because you get tired of the same crap every time. Then when there is a true emergency you think he's joking but afterwards you realize he wasn't.
You can hardly blame his friends then.[/QUOTE]
Man, Grant's a cunt.
Sounds like an average Far Cry 3 playthrough.
[QUOTE] the staff gave Grant a bandage because he was getting blood on the floor[/QUOTE]
"Oi mate, you're dripping on me floor! Take this bandage ya drongo"
While knifing a shark and celebrating with a beer may sound outlandishly overkill to the average person, it should be noted that the doctor in question was this guy.
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[QUOTE=NuclearJesus;43722496]While knifing a shark and celebrating with a beer may sound outlandishly overkill to the average person, it should be noted that the doctor in question was this guy.
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he looks awfully old for a 24 year old man
[QUOTE=Lurklet;43722602]he looks awfully old for a 24 year old man[/QUOTE]
It's not the quantity of the years. It's the [i]quality[/i]. That man has been places, done and seen things we can only dream of. That's the face of a life well lived, my friend.
[QUOTE=Bread_Baron;43711119]Never bring a shark to a knife fight.[/QUOTE]
I had to draw it
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