COLLEGE STUDENT PUNCHES SHARK

A University of Central Florida student warded off a shark attack by punching the predator in the face. Josh Green said he was swimming about 3 p.m. last Thursday at Cocoa Beach when he felt something grab onto his ankle. He thought it was someone messing with him, so he punched it. That’s when he realized it was a shark. Green said his punch caused the shark to release its grip. He swam to shore as fast as possible, limped over to his friends and they took him to the lifeguard. Green received 18 stitches for cuts to his ankle and the surrounding area. Lifeguards said the injuries were likely from a four- to five-foot-long blacktip shark.
* Well, he was right about the “messing with him” part.
* Now see: if we all did this, maybe sharks would leave us alone.
* Or maybe the sharks would get angry and start biting twice as hard.
* Of course, sometimes the first move the shark makes is to bite you in half.
* Hey, just be glad the shark wasn’t in a tornado so it was easier to hit.
* This kid gets to swim without fear from now on. I mean nobody gets attacked by sharks twice.
* It’s a nice story, but you don’t hear about the ones where the shark gets punched but the shark eats the swimmer anyway.
* Maybe it’s time to start doing concealed carry at the beach.