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19/09/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Shark Attack Survivor

When Rodney Fox survived the jaws of a Great White Shark it inspired him to study them.

When Rodney Fox survived an horrific attack by a Great White Shark in 1963 it inspired him to learn more about the predator that tried to eat him, and he invented the Shark Cage.

When Australian spearfishing champion Rodney Fox survived an horrific attack by a Great White Shark in 1963, it inspired him to learn more about the predator that tried to eat him.  He invented the Shark Cage to help him do it safely.  Rodney's was one of the worst non-fatal shark attacks ever recorded. He's been describing his miraculous escape from the jaws of death to Rebecca Kesby.

(Photo: A Great White Shark - Getty Images)

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