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Great White Shark Leaps From Water as Family Fishes in New Zealand

A New Zealand family captured stunning footage of a great white shark leaping from the water as the trio were on a fishing trip on the country’s North Island.

Footage by Jason Bragg’s GoPro shows the moment that he, his partner, and his nephew were stunned by the rare sight the day after Christmas in December 2021.

According to the New Zealand Herald, Bragg’s nephew Andre accidentally attracted the shark on his fishing line.

“I looked over at my fish finder, and I said, ‘Get ready guys, here it comes,’ not knowing it was going to be a great white,” Bragg told the Herald.

“We all saw it just come out, teeth and everything,” he said. “It rolled over and came crashing down in the water and then it was all over in seconds.”

The Herald reported a Department of Conservation scientist said the shark was bigger than average at about 3 meters (9.8 feet). Credit: Jason Bragg via Storyful

Video transcript

[REEL SPINS] [SPLASH] JASON BRAGG: Did you see that? ANDRE: Oh, my god! - Is that [INAUDIBLE]. ANDRE: I [BLEEP]. JASON BRAGG: Ooh, that looked to be a great white, guys. - That's a great white, mate. JASON BRAGG: Look, this-- guys, I've got this running. This would have caught that. ANDRE: Holy [BLEEP]. You didn't block it, did you? JASON BRAGG: No, mate. That was-- ANDRE: Woo! JASON BRAGG: --that was a great white, man. Did you see it? ANDRE: Holy [BLEEP]. I've lost my hook. - And he got-- you had him there. ANDRE: Did I? - Yeah, you had him. ANDRE: Holy [BLEEP]. Yeah, he's taken it straight off. JASON BRAGG: Oh, please tell me I've got that on there. ANDRE: Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho!