Incredible moment diver punches shark with left hook and stabs another while wrestling massive tuna | The Sun
THIS is the incredible moment a spearfisherman thumps a shark with a left hook and stabs another while he wrestles with a prized yellowfin tuna.
TikToker @hideshi_Izu shared the "unbelievable" clip online as he escaped the jaws of death.
The diver was spearfishing in deep water off the coast of southern California, US.
The footage showed the moment he nailed a huge tuna with his spear gun.
The bloodied fish torpedoes off in shock attracting a group of sharks that lurk below.
Next minute, one by one, the sharks propel themselves towards the diver taking a swipe at him.
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Amid wrestling his catch, tangled in rope, the man sends a left hook towards the shark's jaw, fending off the predator.
But the horror wasn't over, another shark comes within inches of the diver whose only hope is to stab it with his filleting knife.
Luckily, the shark swims off and the man and the fish get aboard a boat nearby in one piece.
The incredible video has more than 12 million views.
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Keen anglers jumped online to share their thoughts on the heroic moment.
"Lucky to be alive," one said.
"If it wasn't recorded LITERALLY NOBODY would believe him," a second said.
"That's one crazy story to tell," a third said.
"At what point do you just surrender the tuna," another said.
The type of shark was not identified but the attack was consistent with long-term trends of an increase in unprovoked bites.
Researchers at Florida Museum found between 2010 and 2019 there were 752 shark attacks world wide.
Of those, 544 were considered unprovoked attacks on surface recreationists such a surfers and divers.
In 2021, 47 unprovoked attacks were recorded in the US – up 42 per cent from 2020.
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In January a diver was decapitated by a giant 19ft great white shark.
Even in the UK, a person was bitten by a shark while snorkelling off the coast of Cornwall.
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