Nail-biting drone footage has captured a huge shark over 8ft-long circling an unaware surfer in Australia. The device's operator described the terrifying moment he watched via a monitor as the shark, suspected to be a great white, headed for the surfer's leg.
Lifesavers were able to sound a warning from the device as it flew over pro-surfer Matt Wilkinson - alerting him to the beast zeroing in on him.
The stunned 32-year-old surfer said he only realised just how close the shark had come to his leg after watching footage of his near miss.
Mr Wilkinson said he was thankful the shark seemed to "reconsider" taking a chomp at the last second, adding: "I'll live to surf another day." The predator was captured stalking the world championship tour
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