Rob Huebel

Hug a shark if it attacks you:

* Sharks tend to thrash prey around to tear chunks out of their prey, so if the person attacked essentially “hugs” the shark (latching onto it), they sharply reduce the risk of having large quantities of skin or limbs altogether ripped off of their body. Also, doing this prevents the bitten area from being stuck even more in the shark’s mouth, as shark teeth are pointed inward to lock in their prey. Another technique, used in coordination with the previously stated method, is the person keeps some part of his/her body over the shark’s gills. By depriving a shark from oxygen, it will likely realize what is causing it and, by instinct, let go of the person it was originally trying to eat.