Boy Gets Bitten By Shark While Fishing in Australia

This 8-year-old boy was sneak attacked by a small reef shark while fishing for trout with his dad off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Though the boy did sustain a small bite mark, he had no other injuries as a result of the incident.

Footage of the wild encounter was posted to TikTok, where it has more than 17.5M+ views as of Feb 2.

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[jordanblack]

The little shark was actually the trout's best friend and came in hot to save him. Had his back 💯

[Jdudushs]

The Shark has publicly apologised for this mistake, "it was a lapse in judgment" - says shark.

[JaybayJay]

That happened to a buddy of mine in a lake.. He got bit by a pike swimming by.. He sat on that dock all day with a fishing pole trying to get even..

[KiLleR]

Manni took that like a CHAMP! He was literally telling pops about the sharks when he was attacked. The slow mo shows how focused Lil Manni was...💪🏾

[Gothbeast]

Honest mistake by the shark I guess..went for the fish he was dangling. But what a story to tell his middle school

[tonnyberben]

Next day in school
“Not even sharks can hurt me” 😛😛

[meandyou]

That little joker has nerves of steel! He barely flinched at a shark bite and you grown folks are running from a single bee.

[elrichruskiblyat]

How tf is the dad not in the water with him just incase? It's the fcken ocean not your backyard. And the way he backs up when it actually lunges at the child... Some people are just not okay

[aliecarey]

Man I'm glad to see Manni is ok- what a tough little dude, he hardly looked phased ❤

[TTBshaun]

Bro going to have the best story to tell at school💯😂💪🏿

[nitinagarwal]

I bet the Mom of that little boy is now super excited to talk to his dad now, which will definitely be on the next episode of Shark week....😂😂

[Lawst-]

He's lucky it wasn't a tiger shark or a bull shark the outcome would have been a lot worse.

[ahmatito]

How do you let your boy on the water exposed in Australia?

[LevelUpTrivia]

Reef Sharks Dad “What did you catch boy? A little Boy

[fishingdandan]

First rule of spearing is get the fish out the water, not hold it by your family jewels for an insta moment. Do better dad

[starr_love]

That’s exactly why I never let my kids do that . Thank God the child was not hurt ❤️

[SwiftyisAbeeKay]

The scream at the end gets me everytime😂😂

[imaginefr]

That boy is so lucky that shark isn’t fully grown

[applepie]

Shark: "Let go of Leroy or i'll bite your heart out!"

[whayden]

He is 8 I'm 8
Even the shark hasn't Bited yet.