Australian locals rescue great white shark stranded in shallow water

MELBOURNE, Australia — Tourist Nash Core admits he felt some fear when he and his 11-year-old son waded into the ocean off the Australian coast to help rescue a 10-foot great white shark stranded in shallow water.

Three local men managed to return the distressed animal from a sand bank into deeper water after an almost hour-long rescue effort on Tuesday near the coastal town of Ardrossan in the state of South Australia.

“It was either sick or … just tired,” said Core, who was visiting with his family from Gold Coast in the state of Queensland. “We definitely got it into some deeper water, so hopefully it’s swimming still.”…

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