Shark Gives Surfer Free Ride

An Australian surfer working the waves accidentally hitched a ride with a shark. Somehow, the ten-foot-long sharp-toothed sea creature (species unknown) got caught up in the line that attached the surfer's ankle to his board. As a result, the toothy critter, now turned tow boat, started dragging the surprised man out to sea, rapidly.

According to a report from the Associated Press, "John Morgan, a 51-year-old surf shop owner from the east coast tourist town of Byron Bay, compared his terrifying 170-foot ride off a local beach to being towed by a jet ski."

Shortly after the unexpected thrill ride started, the shark was freed from the line and disappeared into the depths, the report states.

Man Bites Shark Back, Kinda

When an Australian man decided to go for a swim last week at a local beach, he'd never envisioned he would end in the jaws of a great white shark. The 37-year-old swimmer was just about 250 feet off the beach when the 12-foot shark came up on him, according to reports from AFP. Once the shark clamped down on the man's leg, it began to take him down into the depths. The swimmer fought back and jammed the shark in the eye. The fish let go, and a a fellow swimmer on the beach responded to the man's screams for help. While the victim received severe lacerations and damage to the bitten leg, he's lucky to be alive. While this incident is a reminder to always be aware of the waters your swimming in, shark attacks are pretty rare: About 8,000,000 to 1, according to some statistics.