{"id":141423,"date":"2021-10-11T20:54:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T20:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=141423"},"modified":"2021-10-11T20:54:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T20:54:17","slug":"terrifying-moment-8ft-shark-sinks-teeth-into-spear-fishermans-leg-as-pal-frantically-pulls-swimmer-back-to-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/terrifying-moment-8ft-shark-sinks-teeth-into-spear-fishermans-leg-as-pal-frantically-pulls-swimmer-back-to-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying moment 8ft shark sinks teeth into spear fisherman's leg as pal frantically pulls swimmer back to boat"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS is the terrifying moment an eight-foot shark sank its teeth into a spear fisherman's leg and ripped open an artery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parker Simpson was swimming off the coast of Florida, USA, when the reef shark "came out nowhere" and attacked him.<\/p>\n


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Speaking to The Times, Simpson said he was out spearfishing with his friends off the islet of Boca Chica and was recording the excursion with a camera tied to his mask.<\/p>\n

The group had just caught a 34-inch black grouper fish when the attack happened.<\/p>\n

The footage shows Simpson looking around the water to catch more fish when a shark torpedoes at him tearing off some flesh on his leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as it turned towards me it began to accelerate and its pectoral fins were down \u2014 that\u2019s pure aggression,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFaster than I could do anything, he was right up against my fins already. <\/p>\n

"He grabbed the left fin, then he bit into the right \u2014 took a chunk out of it \u2014 then bit my leg. <\/p>\n

"I was stabbing at it. I\u00a0knew right off the bat that it was bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

The clip shows Simpson flailing in the water as the shark manoeuvres around him before disappearing into the sea.<\/p>\n

Simpson looks down in the footage to show flesh hanging from his leg and blood pouring into the water.<\/p>\n

"I put my hand over the wound and tried to swim but after about ten to 15 seconds I\u2019m realising I just can\u2019t use this leg anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Simpson then shouts to his friends for help with one of them frantically pulling him back to safety.<\/p>\n

According to Simpson, the beast had torn his tibial artery but despite his injury, he said he still loves sharks.<\/p>\n

If it wanted me dead, I would be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

"They are beautiful creatures and perfect hunters," he said. "If it wanted me dead, I would be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

The footage was filmed in 2017 but has resurfaced due to the number of recent shark attacks across the world.<\/p>\n

Last month a\u00a0teenager was attacked by a shark while surfing off a beach in Florida\u00a0that has been branded the world's \u201cbite capital\u201d.<\/p>\n

Doyle Nielsen, 16, was paddling in the water off New Smyrna Beach on September 9 when the accident happened.<\/p>\n

Footage uploaded to\u00a0Instagram\u00a0showed the finned beasts navigating through the water as surfers tried to take advantage of the strong currents left by Hurricane Larry.<\/p>\n

Just yesterday, a surfer was surrounded by sharks after he became caught up in a school of fish in Brevard County, Florida.<\/p>\n

Heart-stopping snaps – taken by his partner Laura Evans near the Sebastian Inlet – show dorsal fins poking out of the water just inches away from Eli.<\/p>\n

As the predators closed in, Laura quickly took some pictures of the terrifying scene.<\/p>\n

Avid surfer Eli told Fox35: "They were jumping everywhere. One of them hit me in the head.<\/p>\n

"I think a big tarp went underneath my board and I didn't realise there was a shark behind me."<\/p>\n

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