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Diana Nyad was making her third attempt to become the first person to cross the Florida Straits without a shark cage.
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-- just a day short of 63 birthday endurance swimmer Diana nine -- abandoning her attempts.
To make your record breaking swim from Cuba to Florida it's certainly not her first choice of course.
-- more than halfway finished when she was pulled from the water this morning Phil Keating is live in Miami following this when an incredibly.
Difficult decision I'm sure -- why -- had to gather water.
Well basically early in the morning in the very dangerous Florida Straits -- and I -- support team basically convinced her to give it up pull the plug on this attempts.
For her -- and everybody else's safety new photos posted.
On Diane and I -- web site this morning show her face very severely songbird and swollen.
From two straight nights of very painful jellyfish stings all night her team also had to battle circling sharks.
And then at midnight severe storm struck rain lightning and rough waves stopping her about halfway to Key West pushing her off course dramatically when quote.
All hell broke loose.
After 41 hours of swimming she made it further than she had previously but.
That and I adds fourth attempt in total since she was -- teenager.
Ends in not making it four.
-- four attempts.
And just all those elements -- deal at -- have fill any indication I know it's it's just been a short time hasn't since she's been out of water but any indication about.
When she might get back -- Well she is certainly hoping 200 T want to choose who they get up very close to -- Key West shoreline that maybe Diane and I can jump back in the water and swim back to shore on her own terms she had been doing well making fifty strokes some minutes.
And just moments ago we hope we talk with somebody on her team -- holds tells us that she's not sure this is gonna be the last that tempered and knowing.
Diana well most likely she'll try -- -- more time but her birthday is to march turned 63.
She's accomplished so much on this last attempt.
Most recent attempt but for now she is absolutely exhausted deathly needs some recuperation.
-- physically tough but mentally tough as well equally I'm sure.
Phil thank you.
