An Australian dad has rescued his son from a shark's jaws after it snatched the boy from a fishing boat and began mauling him.
A local diver claims people who witnessed the attack off the coast of Tasmania believed the culprit may have been a great white.
Emergency services say the dad leapt off the vessel and wrestled his 10-year-old son from the predator's jaws. The child suffered cuts to his arms, chest and head in his ordeal about 5km off the coast of Tasmania on Friday afternoon, local time.
The shark is said to have swum away after the dad fought it off. A shark expert told Australian media the dad's actions probably 'spooked' the predator.
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