This picture shows the terrifying moment a 10-year-old came within inches of a great white shark while surfing off the coast of Australia.
Eden Hasson didn’t realise he was sharing a wave with the eight-foot shark when he rode over its head in Port Stephens, north of Sydney.
His father, Chris Hasson, had been taking photos on Tuesday evening and discovered the face of a twisting shark lurking below the surface of the water.
The Mail Online reported Eden said: "When I took off I thought I saw something and when I went to do the first snap off the top I hit something and I thought it was seaweed.
"Then when [Dad] called me in I thought it must be a shark because there was a big school of fish we saw."
Mr Hasson told Fairfax Media: “I took the camera onto the rocks and started taking photos when I noticed a dark shape.
“I was just about to call everyone in when Eden took off on the wave in the picture and I took a number of shots.
“Eden rode the wave to the beach. I quickly zoomed in on the second photo and was shocked when I saw the image.
“Eden was half way out and I called everyone in.
"I showed them the photo and everyone was in awe laughing."
