A British fisherman was "like a rag doll" when a 300lb shark attacked him during a fishing trip to South Africa.
Curtis Miller, 29, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, needed 91 stitches after the ragged tooth shark latched onto his arm.
The father-of-two was on a "trip of a lifetime" with friends in Mossel Bay when the terrifying incident occurred.
"I couldn't have done nothing, it was so strong," Miller told the BBC.
Curtis Miller with a separate shark caught on the trip
The attack happened on February 28 when one of Miller's friends caught a huge shark. As he went to remove the hook from the shark's mouth, the creature suddenly turned and bit his arm.
"I was trying to move it up some rocks when it turned and just latched on," he explained.
The 6ft (1.8m) ragged tooth shark, also known as a sand tiger shark, had been caught just three days into their fishing trip. Fortunately, the powerful predator released its grip after the initial attack.
Miller needed 91 stitches and had three arteries tied to stop the bleeding after being rushed to hospital.
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Despite the severity of his injuries, he remained remarkably calm throughout the ordeal.
"I didn't feel anything at first then felt how powerful it was and saw the amount of blood I was losing," he said.
His mother Helen, 60, had a very different reaction when she heard the news. "I had a breakdown and had to pass the phone over to my husband," she recalled. "It's your worst nightmare."
Miller said her son was "more upset that he missed the last four days of fishing, and it's damaged his tattoo."
His children Belle, nine, and Cruz, three, were amazed by their father's encounter with the shark.
According to his mother, Belle has been "talking about it nonstop."
Despite the traumatic experience, Miller insists he will continue fishing and described what happened as just a "freak accident...People don't need to be put off by my accident. The trip is a lifetime opportunity, and I will most definitely return," he said.
"I am not put off. I am going back next year, I have got unfinished business," he laughed.
