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Man is attacked by a snake, a shark and a bear

By T.K. Randall
April 27, 2018 · Comment icon 20 comments

As if being attacked by a bear wasn't bad enough... Image Credit: PD - Wiki
Dylan McWilliams defied the odds after being attacked by all three animals within the space of just three years.
Being at the receiving end of a bite from any one of these dangerous beasts is certainly unlucky, but the odds of being attacked by all three of them within such a short period of time are, according to National Geographic, somewhere around 893.35 quadrillion to one.

The most recent of the three encounters occurred off the coast of Kauai in Hawaii where a shark attempted to make a meal out of him while he was bodyboarding.

Fortunately he was able to fend off his attacker and make his way back to shore.
His earlier encounter with a bear happened when he was camping in Colorado and he was also bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake while hiking in Utah a year or so before that.

"We have to respect [animals'] boundaries but I don't think I was invading or provoking any of the attacks," he said. "They just happened."

Despite his close calls with nature however, McWilliams has no intention of giving up any of his outdoor pursuits.

"I still go hiking, I still catch rattlesnakes, and I will still swim in the ocean," he said.

Source: Brinkwire.com | Comments (20)




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Comment icon #11 Posted by Katniss 7 years ago
OMG! He's a human marvel! Incredible.
Comment icon #12 Posted by Mumbo Gumbo 7 years ago
Avoid all animals that can cause death. It's not written in the directions of life'
Comment icon #13 Posted by Mumbo Gumbo 7 years ago
What's next for Him ? He'll Fall into an active volcano?
Comment icon #14 Posted by aniknonymous 7 years ago
i've been bitten by a dog, a cat and pecked by a rooster. does that count as adventurous? that certainly was enough for me lol
Comment icon #15 Posted by Mumbo Gumbo 7 years ago
 
Comment icon #16 Posted by Mumbo Gumbo 7 years ago
I live in south Louisiana' I know what You mean dude.
Comment icon #17 Posted by Black Monk 7 years ago
It sounds like an Unlucky Alf sketch - attacked by a bear, shark and rattlesnake whilst walking to his local Co-Op.
Comment icon #18 Posted by susieice 7 years ago
He sounds like Dr Sara Harding in Lost World Jurassic Park. He just can't keep his distance and not touch.
Comment icon #19 Posted by EllJay 7 years ago
What a sissy!! I thought it was in the manner of three minutes or something......but 3 years?!?! Look at Bear Grylls ..there you have a real man. He knows what to do when the sun goes down...
Comment icon #20 Posted by Aardvark-DK 7 years ago
Unlucky, or an idiot..maybe both ?


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