Shark stories, with some reason, are commonly received with incredulity. A well authenticated anecdote, however, is told of Dr. Frederic Hill, an English surgeon of distinction.
A man fell overboard in the Indian ocean and almost into a shark’s mouth. Hill, who was standing close to the rail, grabbed a belaying pin and without hesitation jumped to save the sailor.
The great brute was just turning on his back to bite, when Hill drove the belaying pin right through both jaws. Both men were got on board again unharmed.
‘Perhaps that fellow won’t want another toothpick. Has any one got a clean shirt to lend? This was my last,” were the only words of the rescuer.
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