Terrifying moment great white shark lunges at British tourist on board pleasure boat in South Africa – and gets within a few feet of him
- Footage shows ten-foot great white jumping out of the ocean to catch some bait
- Four of the sharks were lunging at the boat next to Klein Brak beach
The terrifying moment a great white shark lunged at a British tourist on board a pleasure boat in South Africa, coming within a few feet of him, has been captured on video.
Incredible footage shows a ten-foot great white jumping out of the ocean to catch a huge chunk of fish used as bait before clamping its razor-sharp teeth around it and frantically shaking it until it comes free.
It was one of four great white sharks lunging at the boat next to Klein Brak beach, near Mossel Bay, in South Africa.
The video and images of the apex predators were captured using a GoPro hero 10 by a British videographer and dive crew member from a shark cage and from the group’s boat.
The group had encountered the great white sharks circling the vessel and lurking menacingly around those in the cage, in scenes reminiscent to Jaws.
The incredible footage shows a ten-foot great white shark jumping out of the ocean to catch the huge chunk of fish
In the video, the shark clamps its razor-sharp teeth around the bait and frantically shakes it until it comes free
Mark Graham, 31, from Preston, England, was guiding a tour to dive with great white sharks 30 minutes from the Mossel Bay harbour, which lasted around four hours.
He was able to capture the intense images and videos of the sharks opening their jaws and coming as close as six feet away.
Another shocking image shows a great white shark coming right up to the cage next to Klein Brak beach.
Mark said he was excited to capture the content as, although he often takes groups out to view the sharks, the ones he usually encounters are not as feisty.
There were four great whites lunging at the boat
Videographer Mark Graham, 31, from Preston, England, was guiding a tour to dive with great white sharks 30 minutes from the Mossel Bay harbour, which lasted around four hours
The images and the video of the apex predators in Klein Brak, Mossel Bay, South Africa were captured using a GoPro hero 10 from a shark cage and from the group’s boat
The group had encountered the great white sharks circling the vessel and lurking menacingly around those in the cage, in scenes reminiscent to Jaws
He said: ‘No no-one felt scared, even the guests that initially didn’t want to get in the water changed their mind and got into the cage to experience the sharks underwater.
‘Great white sharks more often than not are extremely slow and curious staying just below the surface investigating the boat and the cage.
‘So when we do have active days where the great whites show how effective they are as predators breaching out of the water and lunging for the bait it is amazing to see.’
Mark is also keen to expel the stereotypes of these magnificent creatures.
Pictured: A shark close to the boat
Pictured: A shark coming up to the cage
Pictured: A shark coming up to take some bait
He said: ‘I don’t think the reputation is justified, with more and more people using the ocean every year with only five fatal shark attacks in 2022, whilst humans kill over 11,000 sharks an hour.
‘Sharks are just sharks, they’re animals they’re not monsters, learn to appreciate them for what they are, not what you think they are and what they are important for, not how you feel about them.
‘If you get the chance to see them in the wild go and see them, I guarantee your perception will change.’
