Man acts as human shark bait

A New Zealand man risked life and limb by dangling upside-down in the sea to take close-up pictures of a circling great white shark.

Builder Gary Porter asked friends to hold him by the ankles from their small boat as he dunked his upper body in the water to snap the 4m predator less than 2m away. The shark circled their 6.5m boat continuously, apparently attracted by the outboard motor. "I just wanted to get some photos of this amazing creature,'' Mr Porter said. I have a few regrets about not hopping in with it and having a good swim with it. Mr. Porter was on a diving expedition with three friends near Kapiti Island, near Wellington, on Saturday when they spotted the huge shark as they were about to enter the water. Emboldened by the shark's apparent lack of aggression, Mr Porter dipped his arm in the sea to take underwater photos with a waterproof digital camera, but could not get a good shot. The shark was less than 2m away as Mr Porter snapped away, and luckily there was no snapping back by the great white.
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