Scuba diver survives 18-hour ordeal in shark-infested waters
- 7 years ago
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA — A 68-year-old man is lucky to be alive after spending 18 hours lost at sea this week.
John “Lucky Les” Brierly was swimming off the coast in Queensland, Australia at a dive spot called Yongala wreck on Sunday afternoon, reported the Townsville Bulletin. But it all went wrong when he was pulled away by a powerful current.
According to the Guardian, a friend alerted authorities when he didn’t return. Brierly was being pulled some 50 kilometers away into shark-infested waters at Cape Upstart.
That area is reportedly home to sharks. A search and rescue was launched for him and he was eventually pulled from the water at around 11 a.m on Monday.
John “Lucky Les” Brierly was swimming off the coast in Queensland, Australia at a dive spot called Yongala wreck on Sunday afternoon, reported the Townsville Bulletin. But it all went wrong when he was pulled away by a powerful current.
According to the Guardian, a friend alerted authorities when he didn’t return. Brierly was being pulled some 50 kilometers away into shark-infested waters at Cape Upstart.
That area is reportedly home to sharks. A search and rescue was launched for him and he was eventually pulled from the water at around 11 a.m on Monday.