A fisherman had part of his finger ripped off after being bitten by a shark. The incident happened during a boat trip in Florida (USA) when the man tried to grab the animal, according to The Sun. The scene was videotaped and is strong (see below).
In the pictures, the fisherman appears on top of the boat, leaning towards the water and trying to hold it with his hands at the stern.
The animal tries to free itself from the fisherman, but the man insists on holding him. The shark then lunges at the man’s left hand and sinks its teeth into the pinky.
Faced with fright, the fisherman finally releases the shark, which returns to the water. The other people on the boat are amazed at the situation and help the man who is screaming in pain.
On TikTok, a video of the attack reached over 78,000 views and attracted hundreds of comments from users criticizing the fisherman. Many of them said he didn’t respect the animal and its habitat, and that he was also irresponsible for their own safety and that of the other people on board.
“Why would he put his hand so close to the shark’s mouth?” asked one user.
Others were surprised by the calm the fisherman showed in the incident.
“I’m impressed that he didn’t show any pain. Just trouble,” wrote one user on TikTok. “He was pretty cool for what just happened,” said another.