PERTH, Australia (AP) — An Australian received a bravery award on Monday for grabbing a 3.7 meter (12-foot) great white shark by the tail as it mauled a snorkeler.
Trevor Burns, 50, earned the Star of Courage for acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril by grappling with the shark and then rescuing its victim, Elyse Frankcom, off the southwest coast town of Rockingham in 2010. The only higher Australian civilian award for bravery is the Cross of Valor.
Recommended Stories
Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.