Sharks not only lurk in your nightmares,
but some people have also had
terrifying close calls with them
that you wouldn't believe
if they weren't caught on video.
It’s the spring of 2013,
and Roger Gray is celebrating
his recent marriage
by being submerged in a shark cage
when things got out of hand.
“He went through.”
“Oh, my God.”
A hungry great white approached
and pounced on a piece of bait.
The huge animal missed its target
and forced itself
between the steel bars
Roger was standing behind,
its mouth coming
within inches of him.
The people on the boat
could only hear the shark fighting, but
no one could get a clear view
of what exactly was happening.
Unbelievably,
Roger managed to dive
under the shark's mouth
when he saw it coming,
and swam away
as its killer teeth
were desperately looking for his flesh.
Fortunately, he lived to tell the tale.
In Florida,
four fishermen in canoes
hooked a huge bull shark.
When one of them tried to reel it in,
the furious beast
charged with all its might.
The group did the best thing
they could
to protect themselves out in open waters.
They pulled the canoes together,
giving them more stability
and appearing as a bigger contender
to the world's
most aggressive shark species.
Seconds later,
it came back for more,
and this happened.
One of the fishermen
lost his balance
and dipped into the water.
Sticking together
saved this group
from the wrath of the ferocious shark.
Aussies are tough,
but world champion surfer
Mick Fanning
is on another level.
In 2015, while participating
in the J-Bay Open in South Africa,
he felt something grab his leg.
He tried to pull himself away,
but immediately
felt like
he was being dragged underwater.
“I can see a little splash.”
“Holy...”
“Excuse me.”
It was a huge great white shark
that wanted to eat him whole.
Mick disappeared from the surface.
The crowd went silent
as the waves obscured
their view of the potential disaster.
Fanning was fighting for his life,
waiting for the animal's
teeth to dig into his skin.
"Get him immediately."
"Get him out immediately."
"Get him out."
In what felt like forever to him,
those teeth cut
through Mick’s board rope
as he defended himself
by kicking and punching wildly.
After agonizing seconds,
the beast retreated.
Mick was able to launch himself
back to the surface and swim
toward nearby rescue vessels.
In this terrifying video,
Johnny Pestana
can be seen spearfishing in Hawaii
when he spotted an unexpected visitor.
A huge tiger shark was circling him,
curious and clearly hungry,
perhaps attracted by Johnny’s bait.
He lost sight of the shark
for a few seconds,
so he took the opportunity
to catch his breath.
But almost immediately,
the predator started approaching again.
Cleverly, Johnny pulled more bait
from his kayak to distract the shark
while also taking a quick moment
to grab the plastic bag.
Well done, buddy.
Before long,
the shark was back,
looking for a more substantial meal.
This time, Johnny was determined
to fight.
Being a lover of marine life,
the fisherman used the back of his spear
to fend off the shark,
avoiding hurting it.
Not getting the hint,
it kept coming back again and again.
After several tense minutes,
the shark realized
that Johnny was not the easy meal
it was hoping for and swam off.
Johan Potgieter
was on a spearfishing trip
off the coast of South Africa in 2017.
The water was a bit cloudy,
but there were some fish.
As he prepped his spear gun,
the chaos began.
A great white shark
was stalking him in the murky depths,
no doubt thinking
it had found itself some breakfast.
Johan started
swimming backward desperately,
following a basic survival rule
you should always respect
when facing a shark.
Never turn your back on it,
Always keep the shark in sight.
Unfortunately,
when he emerged to the surface
to alert his companions,
he got distracted
and when he looked down again
it was too late.
The great white shark
was right below him.
He plucked up his courage
and took his last chance,
aiming for the boat
while the huge shark
still craved his flesh.
Finally, he made it to the boat
in one piece
with a great story to tell.
Unfortunately,
sharks aren’t
the only threat when going to the beach.
This beautiful island can kill you
because of something terrible
that happened there
more than 60 years ago.
Want to know what it is?
Keep watching How to Survive.