US EditionBritish Swimmer Fought Off Great White Shark Attack on Los Angeles Coast
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British swimmer fends off great white shark in terrifying midnight attack
A British long-distance swimmer has described the moment he fought a shark off the Los Angeles coast in the middle of the night.Chris Murray, 50, was almost three hours into his swim across the Catalina Channel - a 20-mile stretch of water, separating Catalina Island from the mainland - when he was attacked by a great white shark about 1.20am on September 30.Mr Murray told CBS News that once it hit him, "I shook it off"."It was wriggling around …
Christopher Murray, aged 50, lived moments of terror on September 30, while he was nowhere near the Canal Catalina, on the coast of Los Angeles. The athlete was attacked by two large white tubes during a night trip, part of the training to win the name “Triplice Cora of the Natation in Open Waters”, which includes the Canal of Mancha and the return to Manhattan Island.
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