was underneath the water looking at the shark face to face. despite his rendezvous with death, shannon still surfs. a rubber glove protects his fragile hand, a constant reminder of how fierce and fast these ocean creatures can be. fate, shannon still surf, a rubber glove still protects his hand, a constant reminder how fast these creatures can be. i feel lucky to be alive after that. elbow reef, key large bow to, florida. a nurse shark gets cozy with a diver and sends him to the hospital. instantaneously, it hurt. was almost like a firecracker, going off in my mouth. for more than a decade, diver dave marcel has been lead iing scuba divers for curious thrill
what i was filming was two surfers paddling for the same wave. but in just seconds, the tourist would record something rarely seen on video two great whites in a vicious attack on the young surfer. it all happens in a flash. the first shark rips a massive chunk out of shannon s board and sends him plummeting into the water. the great white gets a piece of his hand as the shark s dorsal fin flops in the surf. the second shark, seen here beneath the waves, swims alongside, perhaps looking for leftovers. shannon s friends see the horror from shore and scramble to save him. he s severely wounded. blood spills from his freshly mangled hand. but within a minute, shannon is safe on the beach. this time he s lucky, but he knows it could have been much worse. this great white shark about four meters ten grabbed me and i
right way, i knew my life probably was in jeopardy. a lot of things can happen. when she hit, it was like a car accident. all i m seeing are the eyes and the nose of that fish. she shark snapped the whole front of the cage off and came right inside with us. at that point, it was stuck in the cage. paul vanguard is a sitting duck in the cage that is meant to protect him. i thought paul had been bit and i was next. i knew i had to get out of the cage. this was a 16 foot shark in an eight foot cage. couldn t see a scenario where i was going to get out of this unharmed. i could not see. you knew it was right there. you could feel it right on your back. this is the great white
on the first day, we definitely had an exciting moment. we had a shark actually big female come in and she grabbed hold of one of the baits. and hit right at the bottom where i was filming out of the bottom of the cage. you could hear the noise, feel the impact. knocked my camera back and slammed right off. it was a thrilling experience. i felt safe but it definitely put a little bit of privilege to the whole thing. the next day, that thrilling feeling turns to terror, as the king of the ocean returns with a vengeanc vengeance. the second day, it s this one shark coming way from the deep. breached the water, took the bait in with one bite, and when she came back in, she just came straight at us. this two ton monster wants more than a snack. she s on the prowl for an underwater man-wic h.
they want you to pet them. if you feed them and hold them, they will just relax in your arms. the customers, of course, think it s a bit on the crazy side to kiss a shark. the shark seemed to enjoy the attention while the divers look on in amazemt. this shark whipswhipserror is s comfortable with his skill, he invite invites a boy to cuddle the shark. the raeal thrill is when dave smooches the shark and kiss it right on the kisser. the clients love it when i would actually kiss the shark. he s pulled this stunt with hundreds of nurse sharks through the days. today, he ll know the pain of unrequited love. struggle comes when dave tries something new, turning the fish on its back. the shark s eyes are on the top of his head. it can t possibly see dave and