Basically a local Fijian fisherman was attacked by three sharks as he was fishing near a more obscure surf spot (IE Not Tavaraua). According to the article and the photos the sharks tore up his arm pretty badly and he was in danger of bleeding out before he could get medical help.
Fortunately for the fisherman there was a surfer, Tom Rolfes, who happened to be a dentist, visiting the island with his family. The Doc sacked up, broke out his emergency kit, and managed to sew the fisherman back together enough to save his life.
I thought I would give a shout out to the Doctor and his family for pulling off some high-pressure heroics.
Here is a picture of the Dr. Rolfes in action.
And here is a link to the story…make sure to check it out (Laylan does a much better job of telling it than I can).
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rolfes-meli-surf-2015023-timmy-island
I am just stoked that the Dr. was able to save the guy’s life, MacGyver style….and still managed to sneak a surf photo into the OCreg’s slide show. Classic.
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