Brave Diver Fends Off Great White Shark

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MANDATORY ONSCREEN CREDIT - Joe Petrovich

A brave fisherman fought off a great white shark as the beast lunged at him multiple times during an intense nine-minute-long stand-off.

While diving off the coast of Perth, Australia, on September 7, Joe Petrovich and some friends were spearfishing but he almost ended up as the prey.

Joe had strayed about 300 metres away from the boat, trying to hunt down a school of pink snapper before a four-and-a-half-metre long shark weighing approximately 400kg appeared.

Moments after the video begins, the shark checks and tilts its head to assess Joe’s defences.

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[OvayBrandao]

The moment the shark goes from gently gliding to making a move with its mouth open is actually pretty terrifying

[senorgato]

You knew he wasn't going to get eaten because the music never played.

[rpkett]

Dude did everything right to survive this situation. Never once left his eyes off the shark and kept his breathing under control and did not panic.

[Juvenal]

If this happened to me...

I’d like to officially announce my retirement from water.

[alcajoma]

This is why I always check the water before sitting down on the toilet.

[adlk]

Incredible how well camouflage’d it was even when it was 20-30 feet away, it just disappeared. Unbelievable and terrifying encounter

[porkadobo]

The fact that the shark was circling him for a good 4 minutes is terrifying

[behringbob]

How can he even swim with such balls of steel?

[Gabrielnobre]

I was about to have a heart attack just to watch man's balls have their own

[michaelkling]

I don’t understand how this video doesn’t have at least 100 million views..

[jovannib]

Has anyone ever thought about swimming at them and biting them first?

[tomato]

That was the longest 3:54 I've ever watched.

[zzzzzz]

I'd be fine, as the shark wouldn't be able to see me through the shit-stained water.

[GAPSYOO]

This dude did the right thing not freaking out, once you start splashing and panicking, you’re basically asking to be bit.

[lhm]

The main thing in this video no one is talking about is the dead fish that the diver has with him. Sharks are extremely attracted by fish blood.. thats probably the reason why he charged at the diver in the beginning and then continued to circle around for some minutes.

[antleer]

my heart beats so fast whenever the camera is on the surface for a second and couldnt see where the shark is.

[luketulavu-mont]

what a pair of balls... incredible, simply incredible. that are the moments when you understand the feeling to be alive or the instinct to stay alive. these animals are simply fascinating me. congratulations guys.

[justins]

Well done. Notice how he got his breathing under control and didn’t panic, while trying to avoid hurting the animal. Very impressive.

[adityapriyadarshi]

Those were the longest 4 minutes I've ever experienced

[hwm]

First mistake... diving off Western Australia lol