A DIVER miraculously escaped in one piece after being trapped in a cage underwater with a great white shark. You know, one of those supposedly shark-proof cages.
YouTube footage of the incident, which took place near Guadalupe Island off the west coast of Mexico, shows the shark lunging for the chunk of tuna that is tied to a rope from a boat – and it ends up inside the cage.
Warning: If you’re afraid of sharks, brace yourself…
Posted on the Gabe And Garrett YouTube channel, which posts videos of the adventures of two children from California, their father wrote: “On a recent great white shark cage diving trip we experienced a very rare event, a shark breaching the side of the cage. What might appear to be an aggressive great white shark trying to attack the cage, this is not the case. These awesome sharks are biting at large chunks of tuna tied to a rope.
“There was a single diver inside the cage. He ended up outside the bottom of the cage, looking down on two great white sharks. The diver is a very experienced dive instructor, remained calm, and when the shark thrashed back outside the cage, the diver calmly swam back up and climbed out completely uninjured.
“The boat crew did an outstanding job, lifting the top of the cage, analysing the frenzied situation, and the shark was out after a few long seconds. Everyone on the boat returned to the cages the next day, realising this was a very rare event.
“The boat owner, captain, and crew are to be commended for making what could’ve been a tragic event into a happy ending. I’m sure God and luck had a bit to do with it too!”
He then, alarmingly, added: “I want to return next year for another great white shark adventure!”
