Heart-stopping footage from Great Barrier Reef shows diver attacked by killer bull shark

They're often called some of the harmful sharks on the planet - as footage of this terrifying bull shark assault appears to show.

Diver Kerry Daniel, 35, was spearfishing off the coast of north Queensland close to the Nice Barrier Reef when he recorded the second the predator charged at him.

Luckily he was in a position to jam his spear gun into the shark's mouth, leaving the creature writhing round in ache whereas he escaped unhurt.

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That is the second diver Kerry Daniel, 35, was virtually eaten by a bull shark after the predator charged at him whereas within the water off the coast of North Queensland

On the final second the diver jams his spear into the shark's mouth, leaving the predator writhing in agony simply metres from him

However because the video exhibits, a second extra of hesitation and the roles may have simply been reversed.

Daniel, who runs spearfishing channel Liquid Imaginative and prescient, informed Every day Mail Australia that he was on a visit with associates when the incident came about.

He mentioned: 'We have executed this journey yearly for the previous six years.

'We have had reef sharks come as much as us earlier than, they could take a fish off your line after you shoot it, however nothing like this.'

He defined that he was fishing in a channel off the northern-most tip of Queensland when he swam away from the principle group.

It was then that he noticed the shark swimming round 50m beneath him, and tried to avoid it.

However he mentioned the creature instantly turned to face him and began swimming towards him.

The diver mentioned the shark had been swimming about 20m away earlier than swimming straight towards him after which charging within the final 6m

Mr Daniel, 35, was spearfishing off the coast of north Queensland close to the Nice Barrier Reef when he recorded the second the predator charged at him

He was anticipating the predator to provide him a bump, as sharks typically do when uncertain about prey, so stored the spear gun prepared.

It was solely within the final six metres, Daniel mentioned, that the shark charged straight at him.

With no time to assume, he plunged the spear gun straight into its mouth earlier than leaving the beast writhing underwater.

He added: 'He ripped the gun out of my hand, ripped the road off too. I did not realise the gun was caught in his mouth so I used to be ready for him to spit it out however then thought it wasn't price it and swum away.'

Daniel, who additionally manages a pesticide enterprise, mentioned he doesn't know what turned of the shark.

However he has spoken to a number of shark consultants and skilled spearfishers who say they haven't seen that sort of aggressive behaviour earlier than.  

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