A paua diver escaped injury after being attacked by a shark near the Chatham Islands on Sunday. (File photo)A humble dive tank saved a paua diver from being "sliced in half" during a violent shark attack off the Chatham Islands. However, shark attacks near the Chatham Islands were rare, with the last one occurring in 2005 when a paua diver lost an arm, Duffy said. Before that, a paua diver was "almost bitten in half" in 1993. Niwa principal scientist Dr Malcolm Francis said the waters off Chatham Islands were a popular spot for great whites.

Source: Stuff July 17, 2019 05:26 UTC