Terrifying moment Brit gets within inches of 5,000lb great white shark’s deadly jaws as it feasts on bloody bait | The Sun

THIS is the heart stopping moment a Brit narrowly escaped from a great white's killer jaws in a shark hot spot.

Footage shows the killer beast getting to within inches of the protective cage where photographer Euan Rannachan was trying to snap the creature.


At one point, the shark got face to face with the brave photographer – with only a metal cage between the two as the shark feasted on bloody bait.

A great white shark weighs 5,000 pounds on average and can grow up to 23feet long.

Photos reveal the massive shark baring it's jaws at the photographers in the cage as it thrashes about in the water.

Euan, 36, had the harrowing experience off the coast of Guadalupe Island – 120 miles off the coast of Mexico.

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The photographer recalled: "It was an unforgettable encounter with the king of the ocean.

“I was very excited because of the position of the boat and where the sun made it so I could see through the water really easily.”

The largest ever great white shark, dubbed "Deep Blue" was spotted off the coast of Guadalupe Island last year.

Weighing a scale-busting 2.5 tons, the might beast measures up at an incredible eight feet high with huge fins and razor-sharp teeth.

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The gigantic great white sent ripples across the world when she was first caught on camera in 2014 off the coast of Guadalupe Island in Mexico.

When researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla posted a clip of her in 2015, it instantly went viral.

It's thought Deep Blue may have been pregnant when first discovered, as female great while tend to remain in solitude at high depths until they are ready to give birth, according to Surf Researcher.

Experts believe Deep Blue is the largest great white ever seen and has lived for more than five decades – despite often life-span-reducing pollution, hunting and fishing.

Despite their notoriety for being dangerous sharks, Deep Blue does not have an aggressive personality, according to experts.

Two cage divers came face to face with a terrifying shark in Guadalupe, Mexico, with incredible pictures showing the giant apex predator swimming dangerously close to the brave pair.

And while it was not possible to take an exact measurement, the colossal beast looked like it could be larger than 20ft shark Deep Blue who currently holds the title of the biggest white shark on the planet.

It comes after jaw-dropping pictures revealed the huge size of another of the world's biggest great white sharks as the beast stalked the US coast.

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