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Surfer Escapes Shark With Move He Learned on YouTube

Surfer Escapes Shark With Move He Learned on YouTube
A surfer competes in the World Surf league tour. Gregory Boissy/AFP/Getty Images
Colin Fredericson
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A 25-year-old surfer escaped potential death at sea by using a move he learned on YouTube to stop a shark attack.

Charlie Fry is a 25-year-old doctor from Great Britain who was in Australia for work. He was out surfing on Nov. 13 when a shark attacked him. He was able to escape major harm by using a tactic pro surfer Mick Fanning shows in a YouTube video. Fry was at Avoca Beach in New South Wales at the time, The Washington Post reported.
Colin Fredericson
Colin Fredericson
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Colin is a New York-based reporter. He covers Entertainment, U.S., and international news. Besides writing for online news outlets he has worked in online marketing and advertising, done voiceover work, and has a background in sound engineering and filmmaking. His foreign language skills include Spanish and Chinese.