LIFE-SAVER SHOWS AMAZING FORTITUDE.
FIGHTS OFF SHARK. Swims 200 Yards Unaided To The Shore. LEAVES TRAIL OF BLOOD. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 2.30 p.m.) BRISBANE, this dav. Remarkable fortitude was shown by Douglas Bright, aged 22, one of the State's leading life-savers, when he was attacked by a shark at Southport. Fighting off the sliark alone, he called to three companions to keep together, and then swam nearly 200 yards unaided to the shore, leaving a trail of blood. He was admitted to hospital iu a serious condition, with two large gashes on the chest and stomach.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 13, 16 January 1940, Page 8
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