Man called hero after accidentally killing shark in Egypt

Hammered-head shark dies

By ANNIE KARNI

Last Updated: 7:07 AM, December 19, 2010

Posted: 2:22 AM, December 19, 2010

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A Serbian man reportedly has become a hero in Egypt -- by accidentally killing a shark with his butt while drunk.

Dragan Stevic was soused to the gills while partying at the Red Sea resort Sharm El Sheikh when he inadvertently felled the beast that had been terrorizing tourists for weeks.

Stevic cannonballed into the water from a high-diving board, according to a Macedonian news agency.

Instead of making a splash, he came down right on the shark's head, killing the toothed terror instantly.

The fun-loving party boy was immediately touted as a local hero who saved tourist season, which had dried up after the shark had injured three people and killed one vacationer.

Stevic swam to shore and is currently in the hospital recovering from alcohol poisoning.

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  Barry Sten

  12/19/2010 5:19 PM

  I guess the post doesn't confirm it's stories. Talk about shoddy reporting. Annie Karni should be fired for taking an internet based report and turning it into a story. First rule of journalism, check your facts!

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  Vladimir Andreevich Makogonov

  12/19/2010 3:55 PM

  DEAR INTERNET:

  UM... THIS IS STRANGE. IF STORY IS HOAX/FROM NORTH CAROLINA, THEN WHY IS IT PUBLISHED HERE? THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

  RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
  VLADIMIR ANDREEVICH MAKOGONOV
  WORLD-CLASS AZERBAIJANI CHESS MASTER

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  TreeLoggerNC

  12/19/2010 12:14 PM

  Carolina Beach Today-website

  "Carolina Beach Today Busts an Urban Legend"
  

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  TreeLoggerNC

  12/19/2010 12:02 PM

  That story is false. The shark originally attributed to the incident (photo was included) was a basking shark and the photo was from a North Carolina article.
  Do a search of "dragan stevic" and "urban legend"

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  Panboy

  12/19/2010 11:09 AM

  The original text came from a Serbian version of The Onion at and it's a hoax :))) The whole world bought it :)

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