GREAT WHITE SHARK BUTCHERED DAMJAN IN ADRIATIC SEA: Confession of the man who survived the beast attack at Vis island

Slovenian Damjan Pesek had close encounter with it near the Vis island in 2008

Slovenian Damjan Pesek had close encounter with it near the Vis island in 2008.

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He felt strong hit in the leg, the sea soon foamed from his blood. He turned struggling, and in front of his eyes was great white shark. He knew it was the matter of seconds. Will the sea beast get to him or will he find a safe place on the boat of his friends, it was the question that Slovenian Damjan Pesek asked himself in panic in September 2008 while he was diving in the cove Mali Smokovi at Vis island. 

Military specialist and instructor of Slovenian army from Bleda was lucky. 

Even though he remained disabled for the rest of his life, he managed to save himself from the jaws of the vicious beast. In the last 140 years, great white shark visited Adriatic for over 60 times. The meeting with the deadly jaws was fatal for six people. Only Pesek survived. 

Bloodthirsty  shark grabbed his left leg and almost tore it off. It ripped his muscle till the bone, heavily injured the artery and the nerves that hold and move the foot. 

- Ten meters from the shore, on the equal depths, with the caught fish around my waist, i swam towards the ship where two of my friends were resting. I dove in the suit with the underwater gun in my hand. Suddenly i felt strong hit in my leg. Not knowing what it was, i turned around. The sea was full of blood. I saw him, we were watching each other eyes. 

- He charged at me again. It was terrifying. I grabbed its gills and stabbed the arrow of the underwater gun in its belly. Wounded shark moved away for a moment. I swam in panic to the surface. I screamed for my friends.  Sharp fins were approaching me faster and faster. I was helpless watching the race who will get to me faster. Just for a second, my friends got to me first - told Damjan Pesek to the doctors of Institute for Rehabilitation Soca in Ljubana about his terrifying encounter with the white monster.

Friends took him at once to community Health Centre on Vis , and then he was transported by a helicopter of Croatian army to the Clinical Hospital Center in Split. He will be thankful to the Split doctors until he lives. The hospitalization and treatment, this Slovenian soldier continued in Ljubljana. 

- I know every little cove of Adriatic like the back of my palm. I always told people that it is impossible to meet great white shark. And just like that, fate played with me. I, who was always saying its impossible to find it, barely got out of it alive - reminded Pesek of his fatal afternoon in 2008.

Even though Croatian scientists claimed that the shark was attracted to the blood of the fish he caught and that attracted it to the diver, Pesek denies that. 

- That is nonsense, there is no blood from the gof fish after it was killed - said Slovenian.

The most dangerous seas are around the South African republic and Australia where great white shark attacks the most. It goes to every possible sea, but its most favorite ones are the moderate climate like Adriatic sea. The first kill shark made in Adriatic was in 1868 by Trieste. 

The next victim lost its life 60 years later near Susak. In its jaws, a swimmer died in Budva in 1955, and the encounter with it was fatal in 1964 and 1971 in Opatija aquarium. The last victim this monster killed was in 1974 in Lokva Rogoznica near Split. German tourist lost his life back then.

- Its predatory temper is shown in the womb, where it devours its brothers and sisters so only the strongest can survive. The female brings from two, up to 14 offspring to the world - said at the time Dr Alen Soldo, leading fishermen expert.

Bloodthirsty beasts can weight up to two tons, and can grow up to 6.4 meters. Yet, some swear seeing 9 meters long sharks.

Even though swimmers most commonly notice them for the fin sticking out of the water, the most dangerous sea beasts can dive to 1.300 meters.

The biggest caught white shark in Adriatic was 5.7 meters long in summer 2003 not far from the island Jabuka, and its stay in Adriatic was connected to the tuna migration, which are the main food in our sea - explained Soldo and adding that they feed on other sharks, rays, dolphins and seals.

By observing the sharks, it was determined that they attack people mostly out of curiosity. 

With five, or six rows of teeth, seven centimeters long, they bite with the force of several tons on four square centimeters, and its victims often die from blood loss.

Great white shark is endangered species and hunting it is forbidden in Adriatic sea. 

Fines for capturing them are from 7.000 (935 euro) to 30.000 kuna (4.000 euro) for individuals, and 200.000 kuna (26.723 euro) for legal entities.

The encounters with sea sharks, the ones harmless to people, were photographed by swimmers and fisherman in Adriatic sea. The fisherman from Krk has caught 7 meter long and ton and a half heavy giant shark in 2009.

Even though it is the biggest European shark, it feeds on plankton. Slovenian Spela Kos met with giant shark two months ago.

Silvio Celebrin from Porto on Krk, caught enormous shark 8.2 meters long. Blue shark was caught last year on the open seas between Jabuka and Blitvenica. After one hour they caught 250 kilos shark. Fisherman Boris Bakija from Zadar, caught twice the bull shark.

(Telegraf.co.uk / 24sata.hr)