Fisherman survives nine-mile swim through shark-infested waters after freak wave sweeps him from his boat

(Daily Mail) A fisherman survived a chilling overboard ordeal for eight hours in shark-infested waters - dreaming of a hot meal and his fiancee as he swam nine miles to safety. Andrew Wilson, 25, revealed he was bumped by a shark as he battled rough seas, stinging jellyfish and a fierce current to survive. Mr Wilson was knocked overboard from his boat by a freak wave when he was fishing alone soon after breakfast time yesterday, nine miles out to sea off Coolangatta in Queensland, Australia. He watched as, agonisingly, his boat drifted off without him. READ MORE