Man saves shark from jaws of death
A veterinarian in Australia plunged his arm shoulder deep down the throat of a rare shark to save the animal after it swallowed a grappling hook.
David Blyde reached between the jaws of the 10ft grey nurse shark to dislodge the hook, which had stuck in the animal's digestive tract leaving a long metal handle sticking from its mouth.
Trevor Long of the Sea World marine park said the shark was spotted on Monday by divers as it swam with a group of others near Byron Bay, 500 miles north of Sydney.
He said the delicate operation took about 45 minutes, and the shark is expected to recover fully.
The grey nurse shark is one of Australia's most endangered marine species after being fished to near-extinction.