A BIG SHARK.
FISHERMEN'S STARTLING EXPERIENCE.
[THE PEEB3 Special Service.]
AUCKLAND, December 8,
The Opotiki correspondent of the Auckland "Star'' telegraphs as follows :
Fred Sunberg and a Maori named He-era were fishing from a 13ft boat off Te Kaha on Tuesday, when an enormous shark put in an appearance.. They say it was 20ft long and that it was several feet longer than their boat.
Immediately it appeared the shark swam round the boat, knocking it occasionally. Hoera was bo frightened that he nearly capsized the boat, for ho grasped his companion, knocking his hat overboard. The shark immediately snapped up the hat and swallowed it. Sunberg then attacked the monster with an oar in an endeavour to frighten it off, but the shark rushed and seised the oar in its teeth. Finding it just as unpalatable as ihe hat it then departed.
The fishermen immediately hastened to land. They consider, tihey are fortunate to be alive. Hoera was so shaken by the experience that he declared he would never go to sea in a. small boat again.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19179, 9 December 1927, Page 8
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178A BIG SHARK. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19179, 9 December 1927, Page 8
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