A July 2026 dive turned into a high-stakes standoff for Florida spearfisherman Matthew Piendak when three massive sharks circled him in the Gulf of Mexico. Matthew Piendak shared a wild video of the incident on Facebook, writing in the caption: “Attacked by three sharks on my safety stop. Had to fend them off till the boat came.”
According to Piendak’s Facebook post, the encounter happened while he was completing a safety stop during a dive near Destin. Destin is in northwestern Florida, in Okaloosa County along the Gulf of Mexico. Piendak’s social media presence shows his involvement in spearfishing and diving content.
