- Spear fisherman, Rob, leapt from a boat to get up close to the underwater giants
- The Silky sharks, between two and four metres long, swam calmly around him
- The 23-year-old said the risky stunt was something he liked to regularly for fun
A gutsy spear fisherman who willingly dived into a clan of feeding sharks off Australia’s north-west coast says he has been performing the risky move since he was five.
The daredevil, known only as Rob, leapt from a boat during a fishing trip near Ningaloo Saturday after spotting four Silky sharks circling below, The West reports.
Incredible footage shot from his friend’s camera shows the underwater giants calmly swimming around Rob as he reaches out to stroke their body.
The 23-year-old came within centimetres of their bone-crunching jaws while friends fed them smaller burly fish from the boat.
Rob (pictured) dived into the ocean to swim with four giant Silky sharks during a fishing trip off the north west coast on Saturday
The fearless swimmer said throwing himself into groups of man-eaters was something he liked to do for fun.
‘I didn’t have to get in, but I did it because it’s just fun,’ Rob told 7 News.
‘(The sharks) were swimming under us and you just can run your hands over their whole body as they go past,’ he said.
Rob was confident he wouldn’t be attacked, saying the species were safe to be around providing they weren’t provoked.

The huge sea creatures were described to be between two and four metres long
‘It is like anything, if you’re being mean to it, they’ll be mean back to you.’
Silky shark attacks on humans are rare, but the wild beasts have been known to strike out when provoked.
The Department of Fisheries has advised watergoers not to touch, feed or swim with sharks.

Incredible footage shot from his friend’s camera shows the underwater giants calmly swimming around Rob as he reaches out to stroke their body
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