enter a shark ’s domain comes with an inherent risk of infection , as a frogman off the seacoast of Guadalupe Island , Mexico hear in terrifying fashion . New video document the surrealistic scene of a Great White shark lunge after a piece of tuna bait , before slipping inside the underwater diver ’s cage and slam dance around violently .
The harrowing confrontation last a few seconds , only before the shark swims out of the batting cage with blood gushing from its mouth . as luck would have it , that blood line came from the tuna fish , and not the plunger who was immobilise inside the cage with the gargantuan predator .
As Gizmodo notes , the video was posted to the YouTube account of Gabe and Garret – a epithelial duct that document the dangerous undertaking of two young boys from California . as luck would have it , the kids were n’t anywhere near the shark , as their don indicated in the television ’s description .
Screenshot via YouTube
While totally terrifying – the telecasting point someone from the gravy boat crew opening the cage door , so the trapped diver can escape the precarious spot – the picture ’s subtitle depict a slenderly unagitated scene .
“ What might come out to be an fast-growing groovy white shark trying to lash out the John Cage , this is not the subject , ” the description explains . “ These awing shark are biting at large chunks of tuna fish tied to a rope . When a groovy lily-white shark lunges and bites something , it is temporarily blinded . They also can not float backward . So this shark lunged at the bait , unexpectedly hit the side of the cage , was most likely confused and not able-bodied to drown backwards , it thrust ahead and broke the metal rail of the cage . ”
Although rattle , the “ very experient diving instructor ” was totally fine after contending with the scare - inducing event .
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