Shark wrestler's heroics land him in hot water

[Fuji Vice]

LONDON (AP) — A 62-year-old British man who became an Internet sensation after wrestling with a shark on an Australian beach says he was fired after his employer discovered he'd been abroad while on sick leave.

Paul Marshallsea was filmed yanking a six-foot- (1.8-meter-) long shark away from waders at Caloundra beach near Brisbane in January.

But his intervention also caught the eye of his employer, the Pant and Dowlais Boys & Girls Club, a Welsh charity. Marshallsea had been on leave since April after saying he was suffering from work-related stress.

Marshallsea told local news website WalesOnline he was unhappy at his treatment, adding that his doctor had advised him to take a vacation.

A man who answered the phone at the charity Wednesday said no one was immediately available for comment.

LOL, what a loser. However, at the same time, its hard not to feel sorry for the guy given he was off for stress and took a vacation. Isn't that normally what people do when they're under stress?

 

[Wangman Page]

I hate stupid ass companies like that. Vacation to relax get rid of stress. I understand ye has been gone since April but damn he wrestled a fucking shark.

 

[Fuji Vice]

The worst part is that he was on leave. I thought you could do whatever you wanted on leave?

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[Wangman Page]

The worst part is that he was on leave. I thought you could do whatever you wanted on leave?

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I thought so too and this company now has free publicity and they screwed the pooch by firing the guy who got them the publicity.