A group of divers were dramatically attacked by sharks last week while they explored a remote coral lagoon.
Footage captured how the terrifying encounter unfolded as a diving crew aboard a 12-metre sailing catamaran filmed marine life beneath the waves at Middleton Reef, off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Just minutes into their first dive, a group of Galapagos sharks, otherwise known as grey reef whalers, swarmed a female diver who was holding a cinema camera fitted with bright movie lights.
A video shows how the sea predators quickly closed in after rising from below in a sudden burst of commotion.
Within seconds, at least ten were bumping and ramming into the diver, who desperately shoved them away as she screamed underwater.
Despite the frenzy, none of the sharks bit or bared their teeth.
One even headbutted the diver’s face without opening its mouth.
Experts say the sharks may have mistaken the lights and thrashing for feeding activity, hoping to steal a catch from what they saw as a larger predator.
A group of divers were dramatically attacked by sharks last week while they explored a remote coral lagoon off the coast of Australia
Footage captured how the terrifying encounter unfolded
A group of Galapagos sharks, otherwise known as grey reef whalers, swarmed a female diver who was holding a cinema camera
The diver escaped unharmed and the crew returned to the water shortly afterwards to continue filming.
Footage of the close call has since gone viral, racking up over 2.4 million views online.
There have been more than 1,200 cases of shark attacks in Australia since 1791, of which more than 250 were fatal, according to a national database.
The clip of the horrifying encounter comes a month after a father-of-four was devoured by sharks off an Israeli beach, when he went for a dip in the sea with his GoPro camera.
Barak Tzach, 40, was on his way home from work when he decided to go fishing on Olga Beach, Hadera.
But the was brutally mauled by sharks after swimming out into the sea, with horror footage capturing his final moments as he thrashed around in the water.
Police and emergency services conducted an extensive search operation, with rescue units, and air and naval forces sent out to locate the man from Petah Tikav.
The diver escaped unharmed
Footage of the close call has since gone viral, racking up over 2.4 million views online
The clip of the horrifying encounter comes a month after a father-of-four was devoured by sharks off an Israeli beach
People look at rescue team boats as they are searching for evidence after a diver was attacked by sharks in the water of Hadera in the Mediterranean Sea on April 22, 2025 in Hadera, Israel
Barak Tzach, 40, attempted to fend off sharks with a Go-Pro stick before he was mauled to death in Hadera, Israel
His remains were discovered the following evening.
Horrifying footage of the tragedy shows the man flailing in the water during the bloody attack.
Shark attacks in the Mediterranean are extremely rare, with 50 recorded since 1900, and only 11 fatal.
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