LURKING IN THE DEEP: Wild footage shows an endangered smalltooth sand tiger shark swimming directly over divers’ heads in an eerie underwater encounter. | Fox News

A diver came across an endangered shark just feet away while off the coast of the Spanish island of El Hierro earlier this month. The dive center that posted the video said that smalltooth sand tiger sharks, an endangered species, only appear “intermittently” in the area, and that this is the first time they’ve come across one since 2019. According to the IUCN, smalltooth sand tiger sharks are “rarely recorded from the Atlantic Ocean.” Since 1991, there have only been 18 records from the nearby

Today we said goodbye to a true Pirate lifesaver who gave his all to Pirates and lifesaving South Africa. A two time shark attack survivor who held almost every position of our lifesaving club stemming way back to ww2! We were honoured to uphold his wish to be dropped off at the shark nets with a warm beer🏴‍☠️ We did just that with his beautiful family and friends in view. We shared stories that made it very apparent in how special our incredible club is! Boaties flew their oars and flag for th