鯊口脫險 In the Jaws of a Shark (第1/12頁)

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ExcetforthesealsbobbingtheirblackbeadsinandoutofthegreenPacifcwaters,brothersEricandNickLarsenseemedtohavetheoceantothemselves.

Dressedinwetsuits,glovesontheirhands,theystraddledtheirrockingsurfboardsunderabrilliantbluesky.TherewasasoutherlyfowtotheoceanthiscoolMondaymorning,July1，1991.Four-footwavesweresweeingintoanarrow,desertedbeach,oneofthemanycovesonthecoastlinenorthofCaliforniasMontereyBay.

Sometimeafter8a.m.，50-year-oldNickointedhisboardtowardtheshoreabout150yardsaway.“Imgoingtothetrucktowarmu.”hesaid.

“Illstayalittlelonger.”Ericcalledafterhim.

Untiltenweeksearlier,ErichadbeenasoftwareengineerforaSiliconValleycomanywritingrogramsforafiber-oticdatanetworkfortheroosedNASAsacestation.Buthefoundtheacetooslowandwantedtobeoutdoors.

Sowhenthecomanybeganlayingoffemloyee,the32-year-oldtoldmanagementhedtakealeaveofabsence.

Atsix-foot-oneand175ounds,Ericwasalwaysinshae.Nowhebroughthimselftoeakfitness,running,swimming,bicycling,surfngandcanoeing.

Awaitingthebreakofagoodwave,Ericgazedseaward.Thenhenoticedaswirlingturbulencecloseby.Theressomethingreallybigdownthere,hethought.