Got To Grips With
p. 106 · Read in the full issue
Their Environment
Two tourists recently took an unscheduled and frightening —swim off Mada n g, New Guinea.
Fishing in a small tourist canoe, the two men hooked a huge shark. It dragged them and the canoe out to sea, badly lacerated their hands, and finally turned the canoe over.
The men managed to cut the line and the shark swam off.
They swam about for a couple of hours until their distress signals were seen and New Guineans took them to shore.
Madang’s waters are notorious for sharks.