Watch: Tourist escapes close encounter with Great White Shark off Mexico’s Guadalupe Island
Tourist gets trapped in diving cage as great white shark accidentally breaches it, lunges at what it thought is a ‘bait’ and finally breaks free and swims away
Hyderabad: A video of an underwater adventure turning into a terrifying experience for tourist off Guadalupe Island in Mexico has broken the internet.
In the video, the tourist is seen trapped in a diving cage as a great white shark accidentally breaches it, lunges at what it thought was a ‘bait’ and finally breaks free and swims away.
In the shark-rich waters of Mexico, cage diving is popular in locations such as Guadalupe Island. But every adventure is fraught with an element of risk and this is a stark reminder of that.
Shark behaviour is said to be unpredictable. But the Great White Shark is especially known for its killer hunting instincts, curiosity and stealthy nature. These marine predators bank on their sharp eyesight, but often experience momentary blindness while attacking its prey.
This is exactly what seems to have occurred in the waters off Guadalupe Island, wherein the shark couldn’t see and slammed into the cage. Unable to swim backward, it forced its way inside, causing a terrifying moment for the diver trapped within.
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Meanwhile, netizens, who widely shared the video on social media platforms, have shared safety tips for shark cage diving: always use operators with reinforced, modern cage designs; keep baiting areas at safe distance from the cage; never lean outside or extend body parts through cage bars; make sure all divers are briefed on escape procedures; and only dive with licensed, experienced professionals.
