2 Californians Punch Sharks to Save Themselves

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One person suffered lacerations and another was scratched.

Scott Stephens, of Manila, Calif., describes his wounds at a news conference at a hospital in Eureka, Calif., on Wednesday morning, Oct. 31, 2012, about 24 hours after he was attacked by a shark while paddling out to catch a wave near the entrance to Humboldt Bay, about 250 miles north of San Francisco. He required more than 100 staples to seal multiple gashes. (AP Photo/The Times-Standard, Shaun Walker)

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