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This Man Fought His Way Out of A Shark... Did He Really?

The real story behind the 'photo of the year'

By Sadho Ram — 02 Aug 2013, 04:31 PM — Updated over 10 years ago

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This dramatic trophy shot dubbed "photo of the year" shows a fisherman fighting his way out of large shark!

A dramatic trophy shot dubbed "photo of the year" by an Australian radio station shows a rural Victoria fisherman fighting his way out of large shark, SyFy-style.

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The real story behind the 'photo of the year'

The Gippsland, Victoria fisherman caught the shark, gutted it, and hopped inside. He forced his tattooed arm through the gills and pretended to stab it in the head.

A mate took the picture to celebrate the catch and it was hung in the Metung Hotel, which the fisherman's friend managed.

Tourists at the hotel were told he was actually eaten and able to save himself, and staff members tell them he survived, and "is standing right behind you".

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The fisherman would be there, tattoos showing. The picture was sent to Melbourne radio show 3AW, and its hosts said it was an amazing snap, and dubbed it "picture of the year".

About Sharks

General anatomical features of sharks

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Sharks are a group of fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

The term "shark" has also been used for extinct members of the subclass Elasmobranchii outside the Selachimorpha, such as Cladoselache and Xenacanthus.

Well-known species such as the great white shark, tiger shark, blue shark, mako shark, and the hammerhead shark are apex predators—organisms at the top of their underwater food chain. Their survival is threatened by human-related activities.

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