GREAT FRIGHT SHARK
THIS is the terrifying moment a diver managed to escape unscathed from the jaws of a great white shark.
Footage captured on camera by a horrified witness, showed the 13ft beast burst through a shark-proof metal cage near Guadalupe Island off the west coast of Mexico.
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The shark - which already appears to be agitated - is first seen plunging towards bait dangling overboard.
But panic soon sets in as it starts smashing through the steel pen - trapping the scared diver inside.
A commentator on YouTube said: "So this shark lunged at the bait, accidentally hit the side of the cage, was most likely confused and not able to swim backwards, it thrust forward and broke the metal rail of the cage."
As the cage begins to froth, it becomes apparent that the creature is trapped inside.
Realising this, a quick-thinking crew member opens the hatch and seconds later the shark emerges and dives back into the open water before swimming off.
In the clip onlookers watch in disbelief with one heard to say: “Oh my God."
Another: “Is there anybody in there? Somebody’s in the cage.”
Moments later, a diver is seen scrambling out while tapping the top of his head with his hand to signal he's OK as those on the boat cheer.
"My heart is going," the shaken diver says, pounding his chest.
The clip was posted by in 2016 and recently resurfaced online.
A caption with the video says: "The diver is a very experienced dive master, remained calm, and when the shark thrashed back outside the cage, the diver calmly swam back up and climbed out completely uninjured."
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It is just one a string of high-profile shark incidents in the region over the years.
In 2016, four divers described their escape from death after a huge great white severed their air supply then jammed its massive body inside their shark cage.
And just earlier this year a Mexican fisherman managed to stroke a 16-foot great white shark before the beast started chomping at the boat's engine.
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