Inside a Shark’s Jaws: Man Swallowed by Shark Recounts Unbelievable Survival Story.
Eric Nerhus, an experienced diver from Eden, Australia, has recounted his terrifying encounter with a great white shark in January 2007. While diving for abalone near Cape Howard in New South Wales, the shark approached him and swallowed him head-first.
Nerhus, who was 41 at the time, found himself trapped inside the shark’s stomach, with its teeth piercing his flesh. Fortunately, his heavy diving gear protected his head and chest from severe injury. He described the experience as:
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“One minute it was daylight, the next second everything went black. Inside the jaws, it was just dark, I couldn’t see anything because I was looking down the back of his throat. I’ve never experienced anything like it.”
To escape, Nerhus used his fingers to poke the shark’s eye socket, causing it to open its mouth and allowing him to wriggle free. He recalled:
“Half my body was in its mouth. I felt down to the eye socket with my two fingers and poked them into the socket. The shark reacted by opening its mouth and I just tried to wriggle out. It was still trying to bite me.”
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Nerhus also shared his feelings about the experience, saying:
“I’ve never felt fear in my life like what I felt in the jaws of that white pointer. I went straight into its mouth, front onwards. Half my body was in its throat. It was like being in a dark cave.”
He swam to the surface, where his son helped him back into their boat as the shark circled nearby. Nerhus’s coworker, Dennis Luobikis, praised his bravery and described how he used an abalone chisel to fend off the shark, saying:
“He pushed his abalone chisel into the shark’s head while it was biting and it let him go and swam away. Eric is a tough boy, he’s super fit, but I would say that would test anyone’s resolve being a fish lunch.”
The incident serves as a reminder of the potential dangers faced by divers and the importance of taking necessary precautions when exploring the ocean.
Inside a Shark’s Jaws: Man Swallowed by Shark Recounts Unbelievable Survival Story.
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