Incredible footage shows the moment a 4.8 metre great white shark broke through the plastic cage of a diver, forcing him to make a desperate swim for safety.
Aerial vision shows the large shark circling the box as diver Jimi Partington bobs in the azure blue water. Partington is then thrown into the air, and out of the cage, as the shark suddenly smashes through the bottom.
It came after the curious beast made a few "deliberate" bumps.
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Footage of the 2020 encounter has been released ahead of Discovery's Shark Week. It is part of a documentary called "Great White Open Ocean'".
Taking to Instagram, Partington said it was the "closest I've ever been to a Great White Shark".
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"It's been three years in the making and I can't wait for you all to see my incredible journey," he said.
"Thanks again for everyone who helped get me here after all that's happened, all my friends and family have been incredibly supportive and for that I'm so very grateful."
The footage comes day after the body of a shark washed up in New York after a spate of sightings and attacks.
The shark is believed to be a juvenile great white.
- WITH CNN
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