The diver who has survived 50 years of swimming with sharks


	The diver who has survived 50 years of swimming with sharks

michellezm

1-18-2008 12:29 AM

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1-18-2008 12:32 AM

vk2yoc

Quite mad of course.

1-21-2008 8:24 AM

Jaycer17

Mad... or does he know something we don't? It's hard to imagine 50 years swimming with the most dangerous kind of shark and only get a bite. Think of people who've bungee-jumped their whole life. Or simply driven to work their whole life. Some of us simply get our thrills from watching a really cool game on TV. This guy decided to spend his last years swimming with sharks. Crazy? Who knows. Maybe the guy from "GRIZZLY MAN" was crazy too. But they live life their way --and Timothy died his way. I'm betting ol' Wolfgang will die his way too.

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