Great white shark comes face to face with cameraman's GoPro
- 4 years ago
Wildlife enthusiast and cameraman Ewan Wilson got more than he bargained for on a shark cage diving trip, when a 12-foot great white shark came incredibly close to his GoPro camera.
The surprise encounter was filmed in Mossel Bay, South Africa on July 24, 2018.
The camera was attached to a three-foot-pole so neither the photographer nor the animal was in any danger. However the shark came terrifyingly close to taking home Ewan's camera.
Wilson commented: "The shine from the GoPro's underwater casing would have tricked the shark into thinking it was a strange looking fish and maybe a meal.
"Although the animal's approach may seem aggressive it was a slow and thought-out approach, where the intelligent animal sizes up the camera and decides that it does not look good to eat."
The surprise encounter was filmed in Mossel Bay, South Africa on July 24, 2018.
The camera was attached to a three-foot-pole so neither the photographer nor the animal was in any danger. However the shark came terrifyingly close to taking home Ewan's camera.
Wilson commented: "The shine from the GoPro's underwater casing would have tricked the shark into thinking it was a strange looking fish and maybe a meal.
"Although the animal's approach may seem aggressive it was a slow and thought-out approach, where the intelligent animal sizes up the camera and decides that it does not look good to eat."