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Christopher Murray, a long-distance swimmer from the U.K., recalled how he fought off a shark while attempting to swim the Catalina Channel on Sept. 30

He shared that he first saw the shark come from his right and bite his hand while it was outstretched and then the shark went to bite his foot

He noted that he "had to kick it off with my other foot" and swam to a nearby dive boat with his crew that was following behind him for aid

A long-distance swimmer from the U.K. who survived a shark attack while swimming off the coast of California is speaking out.

Christopher Murray, 50, told CBS News that the incident occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at around 1:20 a.m. when he was about three hours into his open-water swim from Catalina Island to the California shore in an area

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