{"id":455147,"date":"2022-05-30T20:52:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/man-miraculously-survived-great-white-shark-attack-by-playing-dead\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T20:52:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:52:36","slug":"man-miraculously-survived-great-white-shark-attack-by-playing-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/man-miraculously-survived-great-white-shark-attack-by-playing-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"#Man miraculously survived great white shark attack by playing dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2884c646ca4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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chest.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Logan was out at sea snail hunting with friends when a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/17678121\/brit-man-killed-shark-safety-net-australia\/\">great white bit into his torso<\/a>\u00a0and dragged him 16 feet through the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The keen underwater diver, who was 25 at the time,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/18627846\/attacked-by-shark-beat-of\">was left with 18 separate tooth punctures across a 20 inch crescent<\/a>\u00a0across his middle body.<\/p>\n<p>Frank was out with pals at Bodega Rock in California\u2019s Sonoma County when the terrifying attack took place in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Kitted with a snorkel and black wetsuit, the young diver set about looking for sea snails and abalone with friends Floyd Blanchard and Bill Posten for 25 minutes when the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/18607945\/biggest-ever-great-white-shark-deep-blue\/\">underwater predator<\/a>\u00a0sunk its teeth into his body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt something come down on my legs like a giant vice and then a crushing pain in my back and chest,\u201d he later told people.<\/p>\n<p>The fearsome predator bit into Frank\u2019s side and began shaking him violent, but what he done next saved his life.<\/p>\n<p>Instead struggling against the beast, Frank played dead and let his body go limp.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the shark carried him 16 feet in the sea before releasing him from its dagger-like grip and swam away.<\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s pals dragged him out of the water and rushed him to a nearby hospital where he received more than 200 stitches to repair his gaping wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the size of the bite marks left on Frank, experts deduced the\u00a0shark\u00a0was about 13 feet long.<\/p>\n<p>Shark expert William McKeever said Frank\u2019s close encounter was proof apex predators aren\u2019t all that interested in human flesh as a tasty meal.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cIf hunger were the shark\u2019s primary motivation for the attack, Logan would have made an easy meal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/environment\/conservation\/shark-all-hail-the-emperors-of-the-deep-20191223-p53mf3.html\">ISAF<\/a>\u00a0(International Shark Attack File) database shows that sharks rarely feed on their victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his 2020 book Emperors of the Deep, McKeever said it was the sound of movement that draws curious sharks to humans at sea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne commonly held view is that a single drop of human blood will precipitate an attack. While it is true that sharks can detect small quantities of substances in the water, a few drops of blood will quickly dissipate in the ocean,\u201d the author wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn cases where a shark victim was bleeding in the water and more than one shark was in the vicinity, the blood did not draw the other sharks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause sharks are far more likely to home in on low-frequency sounds, such as the thrashing of a wounded fish, a human kicking wildly or paddling vigorously on a surfboard is far more likely to draw the attention of a shark than a few drops of blood are\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cEven victims who were bleeding profusely, like Frank Logan, were not subsequently attacked after the initial bite: only 4percent of victims reported being attacked in such a frenzied fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, fisherman captured the moment a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/18567851\/shark-teeth-fishing-boats-propeller\/\">monster shark sank its teeth into the propeller of their boat and refused to let go<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Four fishermen were enjoying their annual angling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> in Coral Bay, Western\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/australia\">Australia<\/a>, when the fearsome three-meter creature took a liking to their vessel.<\/p>\n<p>The bemused group unwittingly caught the predator on one of their lines.<\/p>\n<p>They were forced to gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>le with the beast for an hour before the bronze whaler\u00a0shark\u00a0emerged from the water and wrapped its jaws around the propeller at the back of the charter boat.<\/p>\n<p>The giant shark kept its teeth locked on the propeller for five minutes as it attempted to eat it before finally giving up and swimming off.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/5450087\/man-survives-great-white-shark-attack-playing-dead\/\">on The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission. <\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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