Henry Gibbs posted on social media<\/a>, a grey reef shark can be seen making semicircles below the surface before surging toward him and attacking on July 19.<\/p>\nGibbs, a New Zealand-based ocean enthusiast and content creator, said the shark latched onto his calf and began “death rolling.”<\/p>\n
“Feeling incredibly lucky to still have my leg, full use of my foot and to be on the mend, Gibbs wrote in a social media post.<\/p>\n
“Four surgeries and a skin graft later, it’s looking like I’ll make a full recovery, which I\u2019m hugely grateful for,” Gibbs added.<\/p>\n
Gibbs said there were a handful of grey reef sharks in the water at the time.<\/p>\n
“I never thought a shark of that size posed much of a threat, and that was a mistake,” he said.<\/p>\n
All in all, he said he hopes others learn from his mistake that could’ve been much more serious.<\/p>\n
“No hard feelings towards the shark. I was in its environment hunting its food. Wrong place, wrong time,” he said. “And there are definitely a few lessons I\u2019ll share when I post the footage in the hope it helps someone avoid ending up in the same situation and a bit on how to respond to it.”<\/p>\n
CNN contributed to this report.<\/strong> <\/p>\n
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