Aussie mom wrestles shark
Amom ‘wrangled’ a shark during her morning swim and threw it out of a beachside rock pool to huge cheers in this astonishing footage. It was, real estate agent Melissa Hatheier claimed, just what she does in the office — relocating things needing a new home, mirror.co.uk wrote.
Hatheier — now dubbed the ‘Shark Wrangler’ by colleagues — went for a swim in the pool in the beachside suburb of Cronulla on Sydney’s southside.
However, the swim was soon disrupted when she noticed a fin in the water while swimming with her group of friends and yelled “Oh my God, get out — there’s a shark!”
Video shot by Hatheier’s daughter showed the mom fearless of the shark — swimming almost over it in the pool.
She then appeared to wrestle with the shark and pick it up in her arms. we can and I try to capture the moment.
“Getting these photos was a matter of being a bit playful and learning a few tricks on the way.
“You just have to play with the food by trying to put it in an uncomfortable place so the dogs make an unseen pose by reaching for it.
“I was right beside the dogs so I could
She carried it over to the edge of the pool and tossed it back into the ocean. People watching on cheered loudly. Hatheier told Channel Nine’s Today show: “I herded him into the shallows and then I just got him with my knees, with his fins, and threw him back and saved him.”
TV host Karl Stefanovic said: “Just a can-do woman.”
Hatheier continued: “I wasn’t (scared). I was just thinking he was trapped in this rock pool and I needed to help him out.
“I’m a real estate agent. My job is to help people relocate to their perfect homes. I just helped the shark relocate to the ocean. “If you need any property out this way .... Stefanovic interjected: “It was a ploy! “It was actually just a flathead (fish)!” play with them or give them a treat.
“I was very happy and it was very interesting because I got to work with animals which is always fun.
“I was amazed by how the photos turned out because before I had almost no idea how it would look. Every dog is different not only by the looks but by the character too and this makes each picture unique.”