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| Watch as daredevil climbs atop a dead whale at the centre of a shark feeding frenzy | Watch as daredevil climbs atop a dead whale at the centre of a shark feeding frenzy |
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| In the ocean off of Australia's west coast a handful of tiger and great white sharks were devouring a giant dead whale, and then a man leaped into the waters. | |
| Scroll down for video | Scroll down for video |
| 26-year old Harrison Williams from nearby Perth then climbed atop the whale, as two sharks encircled, chomping at the bit. | 26-year old Harrison Williams from nearby Perth then climbed atop the whale, as two sharks encircled, chomping at the bit. |
| Williams claims he was trying to rescue the whale, though there are photographs of him striking poses as though he were surfing. | |
| He told the Daily Mail: "The whale looked in distress and I tried to help it. But clearly I was too late." | He told the Daily Mail: "The whale looked in distress and I tried to help it. But clearly I was too late." |
| It is thought that the whale carcass had been floating between Rottnest and Fremantle for a few weeks. | It is thought that the whale carcass had been floating between Rottnest and Fremantle for a few weeks. |
| He has since said that he was trying to entertain his friends, and the decision to dive in was a foolish one. | He has since said that he was trying to entertain his friends, and the decision to dive in was a foolish one. |
| He told Seven News: "I was out on the boat with the boys and one of my mates said it would be pretty funny to surf the whale so I did it. | He told Seven News: "I was out on the boat with the boys and one of my mates said it would be pretty funny to surf the whale so I did it. |
| "Definitely would not do it again. I've done it, I don't need to do it again. Definitely it was a stupid act, I didn't mean to disrespect anyone. | "Definitely would not do it again. I've done it, I don't need to do it again. Definitely it was a stupid act, I didn't mean to disrespect anyone. |
| "My mum thinks I'm an idiot, dad's not too proud either." | "My mum thinks I'm an idiot, dad's not too proud either." |
| 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 | 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 |
| He says he saw the sharks nearby but said they were too busy eating the whale to notice him. | He says he saw the sharks nearby but said they were too busy eating the whale to notice him. |
| He may have been fortunate for there were only two at the time he chose to board the sea creature. Earlier in the day there were as many as four. | He may have been fortunate for there were only two at the time he chose to board the sea creature. Earlier in the day there were as many as four. |
| Tony Capelutti, from the Department of Fisheries Shark Response Unit, told WA Today: "Around lunchtime one of the reports stated that four tiger sharks and a white shark were feeding on the carcass of a humpback whale four nautical miles east of Rottnest." | Tony Capelutti, from the Department of Fisheries Shark Response Unit, told WA Today: "Around lunchtime one of the reports stated that four tiger sharks and a white shark were feeding on the carcass of a humpback whale four nautical miles east of Rottnest." |