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Shark-Personal Narrative
I felt my lips swell, as I breathed in the salty beach air at Amity Point. As reached down over the boat, I felt the soothing water gently run through my fingers. It was my first time spear fishing and saying that I felt scared was an understatement. I was about to plunge into the water when I felt a shiver run through my spine; I had forgotten to pack my second oxygen tank. How stupid could I be? Besides the fact that I was as nervous as a fish in a shark tank, I decided not to worry about it as I still had my main tank. Holding the speargun, I leant back off the boat and landed in the water. The water was a perfect temperature. As I looked back up to the boat my grandpa reassured me that I would be fine. Instantly I felt a lot less stressed about what I was doing. Once I …show more content…
In fear I looked behind me to see what appeared to be an enormous Wobbegong shark feeding on the once vicious fish that tried to attack me. Just as I reached the boat I felt a rough pull on the speargun. As I turned my body I noticed that the shark had taken a bite into the speargun, ripping the cord that connected it to my wetsuit. Even though I had in the past been taught how to fend off a shark, I wasn’t sure that I was capable of putting those skills into practise. Instead of turning my back to the shark I stayed in a forward position, so I could be ready for anything the shark tried to do. As the shark worked its way over to me I grabbed the snorkel of me head, preparing myself for the fight of my life. Its mouth was fingertips from my leg, when I delivered a skin piercing jab to the side of its head. To my surprise the shark was stunned. This could be my only chance to get away. As I screamed for help, I threw my arms over the boat. Struggling to pull myself up over the boat, my grandpa quickly ran over to me and lifted me over the boat. As I laid down on the boat’s deck I sighed in relief. After about a minute I finally regained
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