Incredibly, this man managed to survive even though the shark swallowed his head.Eric Nerhus, 41, was diving with his 25-year-old son and a group of other divers at Cape Howe, near Eden on the NSW south coast, when he was attacked by the three-metre white pointer about 10.30am (AEDT) today.
The shark seized Mr Nerhus by the head, crushing his face mask inwards and breaking his nose, said friend and fellow diver Dennis Luobikis. "He was actually bitten by the head down, the shark swallowed his head,'' Mr Luobikis said.
Against the odds, Mr Nerhus, a well-known local diver of more than five years' experience, managed to free himself from the shark's jaws, and was pulled back aboard the boat by his son.
Mr Nerhus told his rescuers he'd poked the shark in the eye to fight his way free, a Snowy Hydro Rescue Helicopter spokeswoman said. He is now in a stable condition.
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