Shock moment brave dad wrestles SHARK into water as beast flashes razor sharp teeth after son hooked it while fishing
THIS is the heroic moment a dad-of-two rescued a 10ft shark by wrestling it back into the water after his son captured it while fishing.
The beast was seen violently thrashing about in the shallow jetty flashing its razor sharp teeth at Aussie father Tristan Turner as he tried to drag it to safety.
Tristan’s two young sons caught the bronze whaler in the American River jetty on a trip to Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
The shark had grabbed on to the fishing hook before being pulled to shore in the huge unplanned catch.
Moments after, the shocked family realised the shark was trapped on the hook and couldn’t swim off to safety.
Fascinating footage showed Tristan bravely jumping into action as he got a hold of the sharks caudal fin and pulled it deeper into the water.
After a tricky few seconds of wrangling the heavy sea creature, who was frantically showing its teeth during the rescue mission, the dad managed to drag it onto a boat ramp.
He then removed the fishing hook before diving underwater with the shark in a sensational move that impressed onlookers who had gathered to get a glimpse of the beast.
Tristan told 7News: “We needed to get the hook out and let it go, so I just swam it around to the boat ramp off the rocks, got the hook out of it and got it back swimming again.
“I horrified my son when I swam off with it, he was a bit scared, but they’re a pretty friendly species of shark.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to swim with one and I had the opportunity when I let it go, I hung onto its fin and went for a ride.”
The shark swam off unscathed as Tristan returned to his bewildered family to a huge applause from the crowd.
Tristan later revealed he has wrangled his fair share of dangerous animals in the past including some killer crocodiles.
He told local media he worked with his pals in the Northern Territory subduing huge crocs for more than seven years.
Earlier this month, a topless beachgoer was seen wrestling with a shark before dragging it back into the sea just like Tristan.
The shark was accidentally hooked on a fishing rod and pulled out of the water in New Jersey, US before a man came to its rescue.
He was then seen tussling with the beast on the coast before momentarily losing his tight grip as the agitated shark wriggled around looking as if it would bite its rescuer.
It comes as horror footage from March revealed how a deadly mako shark had become stuck on a families boat while on holiday.
The predator was seen wriggling and thrashing around after it was trapped beneath the guard rail on the deck after it leapt onto the boat.
Inside the life of bronze whaler sharks
BRONZE whaler sharks might seem menacing with their sharp teeth and ferocious bite but they are actually seen as harmless creatures.
They are typically found close to the shore in places like Southern Australia and are very rarely caught up in unprovoked shark attacks on humans.
Also known as copper sharks, the animals have a bluntly pointed and broad snout and can be grey, bronze or white in colour.
Many tourists will still be taken a back by the beasts up close as they can grown up to 12ft and weigh a whopping 300kg.
A typical bronze whaler’s lifespan is up to 32 years with them not being classed as an endangered species like many other sharks.
Bronze whalers are a highly active predator who constantly feed on various prey such as salmon, squids and crustaceans.
