Great White Shark Attack Threat Has Whale Surfer ‘Pretty Grateful To Still Be Alive’ [Video]

A shark attack by a great white shark or a tiger shark apparently did not bother Harrison Williams. At the time, he just knew he wanted to go whale carcass surfing, but now he’s just grateful to be alive.

In a related report by the Inquisitr, a shark attack in Hawaii had a father using his surfboard like a hammer in order to protect the lives of his three young sons from a vicious tiger shark attack. But even professional surfers like Ryan Hunt was kicking for his life when a shark attack had him grappling with the predator’s head between his legs.

According to the Department of Fisheries Shark Response Unit, the whale carcass had attracted at least four tiger sharks and one great white shark that was feeding on the floating feast. But when Williams’ friends pulled up close to take a look, on the boat he was dared to try and surf the rotting carcass.

“One of my mates said it would be pretty funny to surf the whale, so I did it,” Williams said. “Basically the whale looked in distress and I tried to help it. But clearly I was too late.”

Although Williams knew the potential for a great white shark attack, he claimed the predator “was too busy chomping on the whale, so [it] wasn’t too bad.” Now that he’s had a chance to look back at this risky maneuver, Williams said he won’t be trying risking a shark attack again.

“It was definitely a stupid act but I didn’t mean any disrespect to anyone. Mum thinks I’m an idiot, Dad’s not too proud either,” he said. “I’ve done it. Don’t need to do it again.”

Eventually, the dead whale carcass washed up on a beach at Scarborough, a suburb of the city of Perth. Authorities had to close the beach due to the potential for a shark attack based upon the large number of shark sightings drawn by the dead humpback whale.

Workers took two days to remove the whale after it washed up on the beach. Council workers at the City of Scarborough in Western Australia say it was a “massive engineering operation” to lift the heavy 30-ton creature by crane and then slowly drive it to Tamala Park landfill using a 40-ton mining truck that was escorted by police. The reason it took so long is because it was feared that the carcass may fall apart.

According to the Daily Mail, Harrison Williams is apparently an extreme sportsman, and although he was willing to risk a great white shark attack, his little stunt was borderline illegal. But since he did not attempt to remove any part from the dead whale, authorities are letting him go with no charges.