VIDEO: ‘Shark whisperer’ provokes attack to demonstrate survival skills

This is the astonishing moment a ‘shark whisperer’ teaches people how to survive a shark attack – by being bitten.

Riccardo Sturla Avogadri, 49, has been working with the predators for 30 years, and pioneered the ‘relax immobility’ technique to hypnotise them.

But on a recent dive off the coast of Grand Bahama Island, the marine biologist demonstrated his techniques for surviving an attack.

The remarkable footage and photos show the three lemon sharks circling around the expert.

Shocked onlookers captured the moment he appears to provoke the animals by teasing them with food, causing them to lock their jaws around his arm.

Terrifying photos appear to show him wrestling with one of the sharks – but escaping relatively unscathed thanks to his survival techniques.