Australian shark attack survivor says predator was winking back at him as he fought it off
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As shark attack survivor Mel Ismail fought the predator that severed his leg, he noticed something odd:“I saw its eye … a big black eye,” Ismail said. “But it was winking back at me — I was trying to get my fingers in its eye and just pushing its eye as I was being dragged. ”When the shark swam off, he managed to struggle back to shore, the surfer and professional firefighter said in an interview that revealed new details of his near-death encounter. a...
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