This was the creepy moment when a child is attacked by a shark in Australia

The beaches of Australia often become news because they are the scene of attacks by marine animals who bathe or among those who practice some type of water sport. Recentlyanother unfortunate event occurred.

days ago, the young Manni Alam He went out with his father on a fishing trip to the Australian island of Lady Musgrave on the Great Barrier Reefto the north of brisbane. The boy got out of the boat to swim for a while and managed to catch a fish, he immediately wanted to return to the boat where his father was waiting for him. Radwan Alam and a friend, to whom he longed to show the coral trout he had caught.

However, this happy moment was interrupted by a shark that attacked Manni. The images broadcast on the networks -with more than 1.7 million likes on TikTok- show how the boy waited, floating next to the boat, while her father approached with the cell phone to record the fish and, just as he shows it to the camera, he is surprised on the left side by the shark.

Moe Alsayed, the family friend, began to scream as the animal closed its jaws on Manni’s chest. “It was a shock. She just wanted to show us the beautiful coral trout that she had caught,” she told 9News. “While she was capturing it this shark jumped at him,” she continued.

Fortunately, the boy was not injured. Manni narrated his version of events, still unable to believe what had happened to him. “I caught this huge trout and I just wanted to show it on TikTok. I went into the water, I was holding it, and then a huge shark attacked me,” she said, adding that the bite felt like a prick in the chest.

After the bite the shark disappeared. “Anyone who has ever dived knows that it is something very common to see sharks”, emphasized the father of the minor. In Australia, more and more sharks and manta rays appear on the shores of spas. (YO)