Photos have shown the the heart-stopping
moment a diver came face-to-face with a
menacing shark which is notorious for attacking
humans.
The adrenaline pumping photos show the beast
surging towards the scuba diver off the Bahamas
in the Caribbean.
But instead of tearing through his flesh, the
500kg predator harmlessly wandered over to
inspect his camera.
The pair even shared an intimate embrace as the
diver stroked the tiger shark as if it were a
docile domestic pet.
Others incredible pictures show the sharks
swarming around the group of divers as they
swim near the ocean floor.
Photographer Steve Hinczynski, 49, took the
amazing photos with novices who were swimming
with sharks for the first time.
He said: “I’ve been on numerous shark expeditions
before but what made this one different was we would
have a first timer with us.
“That by itself isn’t uncommon but several years ago,
he had been bitten by a tiger shark while
bodyboarding and lost his lower leg.”
Mike Coots, who is pictured in the images, lost
his leg in October 1997 after a terrifying tiger
shark attack whilst surfing.
Like Mike, Steve said that he wants to show
people that sharks aren’t mindless killers and that
they need protection.
He said: “I want to do whatever I can to try to save
sharks and dispel media driven hype that sharks are
mindless killers.
“We need to be respectful of what they are capable of
but we shouldn’t be fearful of them. We can all share
their waters.
“There’s an incredible feeling of acceptance when
they start swimming next to you.”
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