Great white shark comes face to face with cameraman's GoPro

Wildlife enthusiast and cameraman Ewan Wilson got more than he bargained for on a shark cage diving trip, when a 12-foot great white shark came incredibly close to his GoPro camera.

Wildlife enthusiast and cameraman Ewan Wilson got more than he bargained for on a shark cage diving trip, when a 12-foot great white shark came incredibly close to his GoPro camera.

The surprise encounter was filmed in Mossel Bay, South Africa on July 24, 2018.

The camera was attached to a three-foot-pole so neither the photographer nor the animal was in any danger.

However the shark came terrifyingly close to taking home Ewan's camera.

Wilson commented: "The shine from the GoPro's underwater casing would have tricked the shark into thinking it was a strange looking fish and maybe a meal.

"Although the animal's approach may seem aggressive it was a slow and thought-out approach, where the intelligent animal sizes up the camera and decides that it does not look good to eat."