A shark's tail: Nova Scotia woman helps save beached blue shark

Anna Baldewasn't planning to rescue a shark when she wentto walkher puppy along Cherry Hill Beach in Nova Scotia recently.

Balde said she was returning to her carwhen she heard a woman call out. Balde then saw the shark flopping around in the shallows.

Grabbing the shark by the tail end rather than the end with theteethshe managed to haul the shark into deeper water.

A group of surfers used their boards to guide the shark farther out, Balde told CBC Radio'sMaritime Noon guest host Brett Ruskin.

"It was dangerous and I'm happy it worked out. I'm happy I didn't get bit," she said. "I hope it doesn't happen again. I would probably do the same."

Listen to Anna Balde's full interview:

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