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May 25, 2008
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Jamadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1429
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Divers survive 20 hours in shark-infested waters
SYDNEY, May 24: Two divers survived more than 20 hours in shark-infested waters in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef area before being found, rescuers said on Saturday.
Police said a British man and an American woman were diving off the Whitsunday Islands on Friday afternoon when they drifted away from their boat.
A search began on Friday night and a helicopter spotted the pair on Saturday morning, about 13km from their original dive site. They were winched to safety and taken to a local hospital.
Rescuers said the 38-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were lucky to be alive.
“If I was them I’d be getting out the 30 million dollar lotto ticket tonight... they were very lucky people,” spokesman for the rescue team Philip Dowler said.—AFP
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