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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Shark attack survivor says predator 'winked' at him as he fought it off

Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail, who fought off the predator that severed his leg, has revealed new details of his near-death encounter.

In his first interview since the attack, he said he noticed something odd: “I saw its eye … a big black eye. But it was winking back at me — I was trying to get my fingers in its eye and just pushing its eye as I was being dragged.”

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