shark during his spearfishing trip.Jahmon Wilson, 18, nearly had his hand bitten off by a copper shark – also known as a bronze whaler shark – moments after he had caught a large kingfish.Heart-pounding footage captures Jahmon pulling his spear back with the catch while his friends are waiting about a metre away in the sea off Nelson in New Zealand.As he emerges from the water, the apex predator swims up close to him and snatches the fish from his hand.In the split second he tries to swim away, a clear image of the copper shark appears just inches away from him.He calls for his friends after checking that the beast has gone.Recalling the close encounter, the teen said: "Originally I thought the kingfish just had a bit more life in it,.
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