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Austrian claims Great White off Croatia

Croatian Times

An Austrian tourist has warned of a Great White shark prowling the Adriatic.

The Austria tabloid "Österreich" reported yesterday (Tues) an Austrian angler claimed the six metres long killer shark had followed his boat as he fished in the Kornati Islands off the coast of Croatia.

The paper quoted the angler, who claims to be called Salmo-Salar, as saying: : "It’s no joke. There will probably be an attempt to keep the news secret to avoid alarming tourists, but a great white shark is out there."

A 43-year-old Slovene diver was attacked by a Great White last October near Vis Island off the Croatian coast after he attached a bleeding fish to his belt during his dive.

Österreich claimed there have been five fatal attacks by great white sharks in the Adriatic Sea in the last 70 years.



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