Shark Attack Survivor

David Letterman had a guest on his show last night, and although it was a repeat, it wasn't all that old. The guy's name is Eric Nerhus, an Australian diver who harvests Abolone, a shellfish. He was going about his usual routine, when he was hit, and everything went dark, and he lost his regulator which provides air while he is underwater. His head and shoulders were inside the mouth of a Great White Shark! He knew right away that if he didn't act quickly, he could be eaten alive (or dead, but he would be dead anyway in another 20 seconds because of lack of air.) He reached up and found the eye of the shark with his left hand, becuase his right rotator cuff had been severed. He was able to gouge the eye enough to cause the shark to open his jaws slightly. (He had heard this trick from some older divers who had experiences with sharks.) He then wiggled out just a few inches and the jaws came down again, this time on his face mask, which broke his nose. He gouged the eye again as hard as he could, and the the shark opened up wide, and he was able to escape. He found his regulator, took the deepest breath of air and watched the shark and the shark watched him as he circled around him. He was then able to surface and call his son in the boat for help. He has to wait about a year for his rotator cuff to heal, but he wants to go back to diving and collecting Abolone.