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Tackling shark attacks
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5 things that are more likely to kill you than a shark What to do if a
Being attacked by a shark is a terrifying yet very unlikely prospect. Instead, start worrying about these…
shark attacks

In the unlikely event that a shark attacks
you, forget the traditional ‘punch it in the
nose’ advice – punches don’t work well
underwater! Your best defence is to jab
the shark in its delicate eyes and gills
Snake bite Coconut Mosquito Lightning Rip Currents using your hands and feet, or better yet
Poisonous snakes Around 150 people Through the diseases The odds of being A much greater oceanic some kind of weapon, to drive it away. If
bite 5.5 million people each year are killed that it spreads, the struck by lightening are threat is rip currents. the shark retreats, swim calmly to safety,
each year, resulting in by coconuts falling on tiny mosquito is 1 in 300,000, but the The average number of
100,000 human deaths their heads – that’s responsible for the odds of being attacked deaths from swimmers or shout loudly for help. Any thrashing
and a further 300,000 30 times more than deaths of up to 725,000 by a shark are only 1 in getting caught in these around in the water could attract the
amputations. annual shark fatalities. people every year 1.5 million. is 21 per year. shark back.

“Your best defence is to jab the shark in its
delicate eyes and gills”

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