Divers fight off Komodo dragon

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Scuba divers swept 20 miles by currents survived 12 hours in shark-infested waters and then scrambled onto a remote Indonesian island -- where they fought off a Komodo dragon, a port official said.

According to Times wire reports, the divers, three from Britain, one from France and one from Sweden, pelted the giant carnivorous lizard on Rinca island with rocks and pieces of wood.

Searchers found the divers the day after their encounter with the lizard, similar to the one above.

--Francisco Vara-Orta