Nyad, 62, was pulled from her Cuba-to-Florida journey early Tuesday morning. She had endured 60 hours of rough waters, jellyfish stings and threats of shark attacks.
This is endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, not long after she was pulled from the waters between Florida and Cuba Tuesday morning.
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Steve Munatones, Nyad's official observer, was part of the team that made the call to her pull her out. "The dangers were so great that we couldn't risk anyone's life, including her own," he said.
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