October 24, 2003

• 'Iceman' Grabs Shark to Save Men

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Fri Oct 24, 9:59 AM ET

  
  

  
  

  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An Icelandic fishing captain, known as "the Iceman" for his tough character, grabbed a 660-pound shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water toward his crew.
  

  The skipper of the trawler "Erik the Red" was on a beach in Kuummiit, east Greenland, watching his crew processing a catch when he saw the shark swimming toward his men.
  

  
  

  Captain Sigurdur Petursson ran into the shallow water and grabbed the shark by its tail. He dragged it off to dry land and killed it with his knife.
  

  
  

  "He caught it just with his hands. There was a lot of blood in the sea and the shark came in and he thought it was dangerous,".

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