Moment great white shark kills itself in bloody frenzy trying to break into cage

20 February 2024 , 08:44

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Moment great white shark kills itself in bloody frenzy trying to break into cage

Shocking footage has resurfaced showing a shark kill itself in a bloody frenzy as it tries to tear its way into a diver's cage as terrified people cower within.

The video shows the deadly predator bleed to death as it thrashes around with its head inside the cage. Mexican environmentalist Arturo Islas Allende originally uploaded the video on social media, saying the area is considered "the most important great white shark sanctuary on the planet".

The incident happened off Guadalupe Island, in the north-western Mexican state of Baja California, in 2019. In the video, the huge shark, which is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, can be seen approaching the cage with at least four divers inside.

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The shark sinks down, apparently dead (twitter/@Wild_XW)

The shark swims up to the cage at speed but gets caught between the bars. As it thrashes around, blood begins to appear as a red mist around the beast's gills. A second clip shows the shark's motionless body dropping from the cage into the depths.

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The shark reportedly died in the incident and Arturo lamented the situation as the "great white shark is an animal that is protected under international laws".

The shark clearly hurt itself badly (twitter/@Wild_XW)

The shark swims up to the cage at speed but gets caught between the bars. They added it was "totally extraordinary" and involved a great white shark that was "strangely aggressive, attacking one of the cages used by our company to dive at Guadalupe Island".

According to Nautilus, great white sharks do not usually behave violently and it was the first case that they have suffered in more than 16 years.

The incident happened off Guadalupe Island, in the north-western Mexican state of Baja California (twitter/@Wild_XW)

They said the trip was done with the regulator of the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, Beatriz Guadalupe Torres Gonzalez.

They said she verified that the ship was following the current law and has been granted all the permissions relating to the preservation of the great white shark.

Charlie Jones