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Thu, May 17, 2007

Honeymoon Helo Averts Close Call

Pilot Diverts Great White Shark

A honeymoon couple got a little more than they bargained for when they signed up for a helicopter ride over South Africa's Plettenberg Bay Wednesday. Instead of a relaxing sightseeing tour, they got an exclusive front row seat for a close encounter with a great white shark.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said pilot Glen Brown spotted a shark in the water while flying the couple and another passenger over the beach. It turned out to be a Great White shark measuring more than 11 feet long and it was headed for a group of unsuspecting surfers about 150 feet offshore, according to online news source, Earth Times.

Brown flew his Robinson R44 towards the surfers to try and warn them with hand gestures, but the surfers apparently thought the pilot was just being friendly and waved back.

But when the shark closed in to about 15 feet, Brown flew his aircraft between the shark and the surfers in an attempt to create a diversion and herd the shark away from the surfers. The danger was finally realized when the helicopter passengers also waved "like mad," said Craig Lambinon, NSRI spokesman. The surfers quickly and safely made it to shore.

"The shark then began swimming away ... The pilot said he continued to monitor the shark as it moved away until it was out of sight and lost beneath the sea surface," said Lambinon.

FMI: www.nsri.org.za

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