A fisherman captured a harrowing experience with his camera when a tiger shark attacked him biting his kayak.
It happened while Scott Haraguchi was out on his kayak, fishing over a mile offshore from Kualoa in Windward Oahu, Hawaii, and accidentally left his GoPro camera on after catching a fish.
Little did he know that the camera would capture a moment of terror that would leave him grateful for the one that got away.
In the video, a loud splash can be heard before the large shark leaps out of the water, headed straight for his kayak.
Mr Haraguchi also can be heard screaming for help, in a state of panic in the face of the swimming predator.
He told KITV: "I looked up and I saw this big brown thing.
"My brain thought it was a turtle but then I got slammed by it and realised it was a tiger shark."
Thankfully, Mr Haraguchi managed to kick the shark away by striking him on the head with his foot.
The footage is gripping, showing the shark's unexpected leap and Mr Haraguchi's quick thinking as he defended himself.
Although shaken by the incident, Mr Haraguchi was grateful that the shark had ultimately decided to let him go.
A tiger shark can reach over five metres (16 feet 5 inches) in length.
The species is second only to the great white in recorded fatal attacks on humans.
The incident comes as another man was reportedly attacked and killed by a shark while surfing off South Australia’s coast.
Simon Baccanello, a school teacher was attacked Saturday while surfing with others near his home at Elliston.
His damaged surfboard was found soon after and searchers then also found what appear to be pieces of the wetsuit and surfboard belonging to him.
Police are continuing to search for the 46-year-old's remains on Monday.
Local State Emergency Service manager Trevlyn Smith told News Corp the surfboard had “one bite in the middle.”
South Australia Police said Monday that searchers had found “items of interest” on Sunday near Walkers Rock where the attack occurred.
“One item appears to be a piece of wetsuit material and the other items appear to be small pieces of white polystyrene (possible surfboard material),” a police statement said. The evidence would be sent for forensic analysis.
In consultation with Baccanello's family, police would continue to search Walkers Rock and surrounding beaches for a number of days after high tide, the statement said.
Searchers say any remains are more likely to drift ashore rather than out to sea.
