A surfer had a miraculous escape after a shark attempted to take a bite out of him - and the whole thing was caught on camera.
In Australia, a surfer narrowly escaped a great white attack at Cabarita Beach in New South Wales on Monday morning, per the Sun.
Brad Ross was catching waves when a 13-foot shark lunged at him. Dramatic footage shared on social media shows Brad thrashing in the water before disappearing beneath the surface — only to resurface moments later and scramble to safety.
While Brad walked away unscathed, his surfboard told a different story. A massive chunk had been bitten clean out, and the shark’s jaws were powerful enough to snap the board in half.
Onlookers were left stunned as Brad displayed the damage onshore. Surf Life Saving NSW confirmed the incident, saying: “Just after 8am this morning the Surf Life Saving NSW State Operations Centre was alerted to an incident at the unpatrolled Cabarita Beach which was called in through Triple 0. The surfer is unharmed.
"Australian Lifeguard Service lifeguards were tasked and immediately worked with Council to close the beach and put up signage to warn the public not to enter the water.”
Authorities deployed aerial patrols to search for the shark following the attack.
Cabarita Beach has seen trouble before — just two months earlier, a 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after being bitten by a shark in the same waters.
In another story on Sunday afternoon, a 63-year-old American man was spearfishing near Big Grand Cay in the Abaco Islands when a shark attacked, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The incident happened shortly after 1:00PM, per the New York Post.
The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was pulled from the water with “severe injuries,” rushed to a local clinic, and later airlifted to the U.S. for further treatment.
His current condition remains unknown.
Police confirmed the attack in a statement: “Initial reports suggest that a 63-year-old resident of the USA was spearfishing when he was attacked by a shark, sustaining severe injuries. He was taken to the local clinic for medical assistance before being airlifted to the United States for additional treatment.”
Spearfishing is a popular recreational activity in the Bahamas, but the waters are also known as a hotspot for shark encounters.
According to the International Shark Attack File, there have been 34 confirmed attacks there over the past 400 years — placing the Bahamas ninth globally for such incidents.
The latest attack follows a string of recent warnings.
In March, amid a spate of violent crime and multiple shark incidents, the U.S. State Department reissued a travel advisory for the Bahamas, cautioning travelers to “exercise increased caution” and specifically warning: “Stay alert for sharks. Shark attacks have led to serious injuries and death.”