Five divers missing for two days off Indonesia survived for nine hours in shark-infested seas before fighting off the Komodo Dragon, world’s largest lizards, on a remote island.
They were rescued by local fisherman from an island inhabited by Komodo dragons.The divers had thrown rocks to repel the most persistent animal as it tried to attack them.
The three Britons and two other Europeans were swept away by strong currents during a dive off Tawa Besar Island inside the Komodo National Park.
The three rescued British divers are Charlotte Allin, 24, and her boyfriend James Manning, 30, both from Devon, and Kathleen Mitchinson. The two other divers, Swede Helena Naradainen and Frenchman Laurent Pinel, are also safe.
“On the beach a Komodo dragon came amongst us yesterday afternoon,” the Frenchman said.
Mr Pinel said: “We ate some kind of mussels scraped from the rocks.”
When asked if Komodo dragons were dangerous, Indonesian diver Nordin replied: “Of course! It’s damn sure. The Komodo dragon is a carnivore and they eat almost everything, including human beings.”
The Komodo dragon, world’s largest reptile, live in Indonesia, the Lesser Sunda Islands and the islands Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang and Flores.
The Komodo dragon is measured between 2 and 3 meters long and weighs between 80 and 140 kilograms. The largest Komodo dragon that has been measured 4.5 meters and weighed 232 kilograms!
The Komodo dragon is poisonous and it’s diet consists of pigs, deer, goats and water buffalo.
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