In English there is a saying that bad luck will happen 3 times in a row. And a 20-year-old man from the US, Dylan McWilliams, proves this statement to be true.
According to the BBC, Dylan was bitten in the leg by a shark while surfing in Hawaii last Thursday morning.
Dylan McWilliams, 20, was just bitten by a shark in Hawaii.
He said he tried to swim to shore as quickly as possible for fear of leaving blood stains in the sea. “I don’t even know if my leg was bitten off,” Dylan said.
The shark is believed to be a tiger shark, about 2m long. It cost Dylan 7 stitches.
Dylan is a nature lover. He has backpacked around the US and Canada for the past few years, earning money doing farm errands or giving survival instructions.
Dylan’s grandfather was the first person to teach him survival skills when he was three or four years old.
Dylan’s injuries from being bitten by a bear (left) and a shark bite (right).
“I taught children and adults how to survive in the wilderness, to live like explorers,” Dylan told the BBC while camping on a Hawaiian beach.
Dylan had to use his survival skills last July in Colorado, USA. At that time, at 4am, while sleeping outside, Dylan discovered a 136kg bear was biting his head.
“The black bear bit me on the head and I fought back, poking my eyes until it released me,” Dylan described.
The authorities caught the bear the next morning. After testing, they confirmed Dylan’s blood was on the bear’s claws. Dylan said the animal was euthanized.
The wound caused Dylan to have 9 stitches on his head and left a scar. But these experiences still did not stop him from loving nature.
“I’ve always loved animals and spent as much time with them as I could,” he said.
Dylan is a nature lover.
Dylan believes these dangerous accidents happen because everything is “in the wrong place, at the wrong time”.
“I don’t blame the shark, the bear, or the rattlesnake,” he said.
Three years ago, Dylan was attacked by a rattlesnake during a trip in Utah, USA.
“I was walking down the path and thought I had just kicked a cactus. But I didn’t see any trees, and then I noticed a coiled rattlesnake.”
Dylan decided not to go to the hospital because the snake didn’t release much venom when it bit him. “There was only a little bit of venom so I only got sick a few days later,” Dylan said.
Dylan is currently waiting for the wound to heal before he can surf again. Despite constant bad luck, he still encourages people to stay outdoors more. “I still walk, I still catch rattlesnakes, and I still swim in the sea,” he said.
Asked if there was a chance of encountering any more dangerous animals, Dylan said: “I hope not, but I spend most of my time outdoors with animals…so I guess anything can happen.”