Influencer films shark almost biting off his leg —then shares amazing message about it
A fishing content creator filmed himself being attacked by a shark in Fiji — amazingly saying he had “no hard feelings” toward the predator that nearly bit off his leg. “Feeling incredibly lucky to still have my leg, full use of my foot and to be on the mend,” Henry Gibbs shared in a message to his over 113,000 followers after the July 18 attack.
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A fishing content creator filmed himself being attacked by a shark in Fiji — amazingly saying he had “no hard feelings” toward the predator that nearly bit off his leg. “Feeling incredibly lucky to still have my leg, full use of my foot and to be on the mend,” Henry Gibbs shared in a message to his over 113,000 followers after the July 18 attack. “Four surgeries and a skin graft later it’s looking like I’ll make a full recovery, which I’m hugely grateful for.” The New Zealander captured the entire incident on camera, which happened during his very first dive in the remote South Pacific island nation. His footage shows a gray reef shark rapidly propelling itself toward him before sinking his teeth into Gibbs’ right leg, as he lets out a bloodcurdling scream.
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- A fishing content creator filmed himself being attacked by a shark in Fiji — amazingly saying he had “no hard feelings” toward the predator that nearly bit off his leg. “Feeling incredibly lucky to still have my leg, full use of my foot and to be on the mend,” Henry Gibbs shared in a message to his over 113,000 followers after the July 18 attack.
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