Earlier today, Abalone diver Eric Nerhus was diving in murky water off Australia's southern coast when a 10-foot-long white pointer shark (a.k.a., a great white!) seized him by the head. Claiming his lead-lined weight vest protected him from the brunt of the nuzzling, Nerhus told friends that he escaped from the shark's jaws by stabbing and clubbing at the creature's head and eyes with an abalone knife.

Nerhus immediately surfaced and clambered onto his boat with the aid of his son. He was soon transferred to the local hospital, where he is reportedly in stable condition.