Diver sticks camera in mouth of Tiger shark as he survives attack

The picture Russell took (Pic:featureworld.co.uk)

A diver gets a close-up he did not bargain for as a tiger shark tries to make a meal of hi

Russell Easton was snapping the shark in the Bahamas when it took a snap at him. “I was looking through the viewfinder of the camera when I suddenly saw this huge mouth and teeth,” said the 42-year-old conservationist.

“Sharks bite because that is how they find out what something is.

“It had its mouth wide open and was about to bite me, but bit the camera ­instead. That gave me a few vital seconds to swim away.”

Despite his lucky escape Russell, from ­Newcastle upon Tyne, is aiming to return to Cat Island to photograph more sharks.

Russell escaper after shark goes for his camera (Pic:featureworld.co.uk)

Russell escapes after shark goes for his camera (Pic:featureworld.co.uk)

 

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