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September 6, 2008 12:45:04 AM CDT



Lost Divers Fight Off Indonesian Dragon

Posted Jun 7, 08 5:58 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – European divers battled a Komodo dragon while waiting 36 hours to be rescued from a deserted Indonesian island, CNN reports. The group, which scavenged for shellfish and pelted the giant lizard with rocks, is dehydrated but suffered minor cuts. Asked if the dragons are dangerous, one expert responded, “Of course! They eat almost everything, including human beings.”

Sources CNN, Daily Telegraph (UK)

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Rescued European divers arrive at Labuhan Bajo port, Flores island, Indonesia, Saturday, June 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/ Oby Lewanmeru)
Five Europeans battled a Komodo dragon like this one while awaiting rescue on a deserted island in Indonesia.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Rescued diver Kath Mitchinso from Britain, center, embraces fellow diver Ernest Lewandowsky, left, today.   (AP Photo/Oby Lewanmeru)
All five Europeans who went missing while scuba diving in treacherous waters off eastern Indonesia were found alive Saturday on a remote island.   (AP Photo/Oby Lewanmeru)
A Kimodo dragon waits for his next meal.   ((c) mathewingram)
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