This woman was trying to hand-feed sharks from yacht; this is what happened next

The shark was about 6.6 foot long and it sucked at her right index finger like a vacuum cleaner, as she described it.

Image courtesy: Instagram (@mel_brunning)

New Delhi: A woman who was trying to hand-feed shark had a dreadful encounter with it as the creature pulled her inside water in northwestern Australia. The more frightening fact was that the water was infested by crocodiles. The woman Melissa Brunning, was attempting to feed the shark when the shark bit her finger. As per reports, the woman was on a Yacht in the remote Kimberley region some 2,500 kilometres (1,553 miles) north of Perth. She tried to hand-feed four sharks who were hanging around the back of the boat. The shark was about 6.6 foot long and it sucked at her right index finger like a vacuum cleaner,  as she described it. In the footage of the video aired by a commercial channel, the lady could be seen screaming as she was dragged into the water. The crew members then quickly pulled her out. She has denied calling the incident a shark-attack and has asserted that it was just her doing a silly thing and suffering a consequence. Melissa shared a footage of a channel which broadcast the incident.

I’m quite blown away at how this story has made it across the world! Please let me assure you all, this is NOT a shark “attack” this is me doing a silly thing and suffering a consequence. Our sharks are very precious and whilst they have always scared me to death I have a lot of respect for them. The water is their domain... and we should appreciate and admire them from a far ????☝???????? thank you for all the beautiful messages asking if I’m ok and if my finger is oK ???????????? #dontfeedsharks #kimberleyregion . . . . #tawnynurse #respectoursharks #unforgetablemoments #shark #notanattack #grateful #westernauatralia #australia #worldnews #cnn #foxnews #channel7 #sevennews #sun7 #myfault #wildandfree

A post shared by Melissa Brunning (@mel_brunning) on Jul 1, 2018 at 5:17pm PDT

Later she was quoted by AFP saying that she should not have tried to hand-feed the shark, instead she should have seen it from a distance. She said she realized that when one is in water, marine creatures are on the top of the food chain and it is their domain. One should respect marine life, she said. She described it as a hair-raising moment on her Instagram account.

Hair raising moment ????☝???????? #sharkbite #dumbblondemoment #dontfeedthesharks #wildandfree

A post shared by Melissa Brunning (@mel_brunning) on Jun 30, 2018 at 4:34pm PDT

The 4 tawny nurse sharks lurking around the back of our boat ???????? #kimberleyregion . . . #sharks #tawnynurse #picturesque #onceinalifetimetrip #unforgetablemoments #dontfeedsharks #justlookatthem #marinelife #boatlife #adventure #wildandfree

A post shared by Melissa Brunning (@mel_brunning) on Jun 30, 2018 at 4:45pm PDT