A pensioner who was hailed a hero after grappling with a shark in Australia has been sacked after it emerged he was on sick leave with stress.
Paul Marshallsea, 62, waded in to the surf and grabbed the 6ft shark by the tail amid fears it would attack paddling children.
The charity worker, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, claims he risked his life at the beach outside Brisbane in January.
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