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A shark attacks a spearfisher in Queensland

A man spearfishing in far north Queensland had his heart in his mouth when a bull shark charged him, ending up impaling itself on the speargun.

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Source: Youtube / Danny Henricks

The incident happened last month, but Danny Henricks uploaded the video this week.

The man from Victoria told ABC he saw the shark, but wasn't too worried as they don't normally bother divers. The shark first approached him slowly, then charged him, impaling itself on the spear.

Danny swam back to the surface to reach his boat, leaving the speargun underwater. He said he will return spearfishing, but probably not alone next time...

 


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