Divers like Mitchell Hewitt get the chance to see all sorts of creatures up close, but even he is shocked by a recent encounter. Also a field biologist, Mitchell and his friends set out to find a bluntnose six gill shark in Canadian waters. More specifically, at Kelvin Grove Beach Park in Lions Bay. They knew that trying to do so was a long shot. In fact, the group says that some divers go their whole lives without seeing one.
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Why? Because these sharks are usually only found in very deep water. That said, six gill sharks tend to make their way to more shallow water around this time of the year. They tend to do so at night, so Matthew and his friends went for a dive at 7 p.m. — just the perfect time, as it turns out! While exploring the area, the divers finally saw this elusive shark. Best of all, they captured amazing footage. See it for yourself in the video below.
Group of Diver Friends Excitedly Freak Out When They Spot the Elusive Six Gill Shark
“I mean, it was amazing because we were just going out, enjoying ourselves — you know, relaxing. And then we see a grey, white blob come out of the darkness,” Mitchell recalls. “And there it was, and we were all freaking out. You could hear everybody screaming into the regulators.”
Best of all, the divers didn’t simply get a chance to record the shark. The young six gill shark swam with them for about 10 minutes. Matthew even says that he acted like “a big dog would,” curiously swimming between his legs. It goes to show that not all sharks are dangerous.
“I just want people to realize that there are cool, big sharks in Vancouver,” Matthew says, “but they don’t pose a threat to anybody.”
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