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,