Warning: This video is extremely graphic and may be disturbing to some readers.
A man fishing off the Florida Keys was attacked by a shark on Sunday, and he captured the whole thing on camera.
Parker Simpson was spearfishing with his friend Justin near Middle Sambo Reef when an 8-foot reef shark suddenly appeared, and attacked Simpson without warning. Simpson was heads down looking for fish when the shark appeared. Though he says he has seen reef sharks while fishing before, he admits that this shark "came out of nowhere."
The shark charges Simpson, bites both of his fins and then takes a chunk out of his leg.
"Justin, get my gun!" Simpson can be heard yelling in the clip. "He took a chunk out of my leg."
According to Simpson, he believes the shark was attempting to steal a grouper that he was holding, but continued to attack him even after he dropped the fish. Thankfully, the shark did not return after the initial attack.
After making it to safety, Simpson's friend drove him to the hospital where the man spent four hours. Simpson says that he lost more than two pints of blood in the attack because the shark tore through his tibial artery when he bit his leg.
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