A 26-year-old Aussie man is being described as an “idiot” by his mother after he jumped off a boat and climbed onto a whale carcass as three sharks were circling the beast. This video, captured by a Seven News helicopter, shows Harrison Williams, from Perth, jumping in the midst of the terrifying act.
“It was a stupid act, didn’t mean to disrespect anyone. Mum thinks I’m an idiot, dad’s not too proud, either,” he told Seven News.
A man poses for photos on a whale carcass. Sharks all around him. He won't be charged. Find out why @7NewsPerth at 6 pic.twitter.com/E3amtI5Q5m
— Jordan Cutts (@CuttsJordan) November 1, 2014
Williams, an extreme sports fan, and a few friends drove out to the body floating between Rottnest Island and Fremantle when they spotted the animal.
“At first I couldn’t get a grip and I ended up using my chin to drag myself up,” Williams told Seven News. “I was out on a boat with the boys and one of them said it would be pretty funny if I surfed a whale, so I just did.”
According to Surf Life Saving Western Australia, there were two tiger sharks and a 5 meter (16-foot) great white in the water where Williams jumped overboard.
The Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter has sighted 2 large sharks feeding on a whale carcass 3nm north east of Rottnest.
— Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) November 1, 2014
Fisheries advise several sharks tiger and 1 white shark sighted at Widmills between Rottnest & Freo at 1335 hrs. Feeding on a whale.
— Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) November 1, 2014
Fisheries advise that a 5mt white shark has been sighted 4nm ENE of Rottnest Is at 1115hrs. Reported at 11.30hrs. 1 Nov 2014.
— Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) November 1, 2014
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