Terrified divers kick shark in the face to escape attack in viral video TIKTOK: taos_oceanadventureTwo divers went viral on TikTok after sharing their \u201cintense\u201d encounter with the shark, which one managed to kick in the face before they escaped to shore. In a 53-second clip, footage showed the terrifying moment Tao Hoogland and his friend were attacked by the beast, while diving in an area renowned for shark sightings. \u201cThe most intense shark attack!\u201d he wrote in a text-overlay on the video, which has amassed over 959,000 views. Tao Hoogland was spearfishing with friend Joseph, when a large bronze whaler shark swam up to them in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Diver films encounter with shark The TikToker decided to film as the apex predator darted toward him. In the video, he\u2019s seen trying to battle it off him, before swiftly kicking it in the face. \u201cAs I looked up to my dive buddy, he signaled that it was time to go, especially as we had several bad encounters with similar sharks the week prior,\u201d Tao recalled. \u201cSuddenly, the shark reappeared behind me and before I knew what was happening, it was attacking my buddy in between our legs, trying to take the fish off his speargun.\u201d Both divers hurried back to shore, but were shocked at how persistent the predator had been. \u201cThe shark tried to take the rest of the fish out of our hands, as we swam back to shore,\u201d Tao said. \u201cI was surprised by how aggressive and cunning the shark was, but I quickly became annoyed as it wouldn\u2019t leave us alone.\u201d In the comments, TikTok users were in awe of the scary event. \u201cYou survived a shark attack!! You got a meaning to life don\u2019t forget this,\u201d one wrote. \u201cOmg my heart would have stopped I wouldn\u2019t be able to move after that let alone swim back to shore,\u201d another said. Despite being in shock after the encounter, Tao said that he and his diving buddy returned to the ocean the next day. For more TikTok news and other viral stories, head over to our viral hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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