My earlier post about the band The Living End did its best to highlight how I feel about Australians. Short version: they’re like Americans with more balls.

And right on time, here’s some new evidence. An Australian man in his early 20s saw a shark attacking his 13-year-old cousin. So he jumped on his surfboard and paddled out to help. The shark had a firm grip on the girl’s leg, but her cousin punched it in the nose, causing it to let go.

He then helped her aboard his surfboard and paddled in to shore as the shark pursued them. All I can say is, this guy is big “down under”.