Terrifying moment fisherman is attacked by a shark turning sea red with blood after his attempt to spear it goes badly wrong
Horror footage shows teen spearfisher Brad Vale nearly having his leg bitten off
A TEENAGE fisherman narrowly avoided being mauled to death by a 2.5 metre long shark when it sunk its teeth into his leg.
Horror footage shows Brad Vale, 19, trying to spear the killing machine before it turns on him and attacks.
The reef shark can be seen ripping into the young spearfisher's leg, narrowly avoiding major organs in his torso.
He managed to shake off the beast before it could inflict more damage.
The attack, which took place off the coast of Western Australia, left Brad shaken but he was able to walk away without major injury.
Brad, from Albany, Western Australia, was swimming with three other friends when the vicious mauling occurred.
"He got a bit close then did a big turn at me and charged so I gave him a poke.
"When I poked him he just turned back and without me noticing I looked down and he was already chewing on my gut.
"I got to the surface and was going to shoot it but I didn’t even have time to do that.
"He sort of latched on to my stomach and I tried to hit it with my gun in my hand but he let go pretty quick."
Brave Brad said he and his friends continued fishing after the shark frenzy.