Man’s fin snatched as great white takes ‘test bite’ off Wollongong

Angela Thompson
Updated January 24 2018 - 3:20pm, first published January 15 2018 - 7:00pm
JUST TESTING: With one fin gone, Callum Stewart is pictured about three metres from the great white as it appears to decide whether he is a food source. Pictures: Mitchell Scanlan-Bloor
JUST TESTING: With one fin gone, Callum Stewart is pictured about three metres from the great white as it appears to decide whether he is a food source. Pictures: Mitchell Scanlan-Bloor

A freediver has walked away shocked but unscathed after a 3.5-metre great white shark snatched the fin from his foot, in waters off Wollongong’s Five Islands. 

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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