Savage shark attack caught on diver’s GoPro as water turns red with blood while swimmer desperately tries to escape

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THIS is the horrifying moment a “monster” shark chomps through a man’s leg – turning the water red with blood.

Matteo Mariotti, 20, was snorkelling in shallow water when he was bruatally attacked.

Matteo Mariotti survived a horrific shark attack[/caption]

The water turned red with blood from the injury to his leg[/caption]

Matteo had gone for a swim to clear his mind after he learned of the death of his grandfather[/caption]

He described feeling a “terrible pain” as the vicious beast sunk its teeth into his leg and began to drag him to deeper waters.

His GoPro footage shows the moments of terror Matteo went through as the shark mutilated him.

He said: “I started this video a few moments after the last bite, I wanted to say goodbye.

“I never thought I would survive that monster. I lost a lot of blood and my leg.”

The youngster had gone for a dip to clear his head after finding out his grandfather had died.

The terrifying attack took place off 1770 Beach, north of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia on December 8.

Matteo recalled: “It was 4:30 pm on Friday, and I had just learned that my grandfather Giovanni had died.

“I needed to relax, and I thought of taking a swim not far from the shore.

“I took a small camera to capture the fish, but after a few steps, I felt a terrible pain in my foot.”

Matteo had moved to Australia from Parma, Italy, in September.

He planned to stay down under to find work and study marine biology.

His dad Michele, later told Italian media: “Matteo was strong, calm, and courageous: with his hands, he opened the shark’s mouth to free his leg.”

Matteo’s video shows how the water was red with blood as he desperately swam to shore.

Nurse and diving instructor Tommaso Agosti was on the beach and squeezed his pal’s wounded leg to stop the bleeding.

Shortly after he called for help, a helicopter arrived on the scene and flew Matteo to a hospital in Brisbane.

He was taken to the operating room, where his left leg was amputated below the knee.

He awaits further operations.

Michele said: “He didn’t see the shark coming, perhaps a tiger shark or a great white shark, common in that area, which attacked him from behind three times.

“In a few seconds, it had already dragged him into deep water to devour him as they do with prey.”

He added: “But he is alive, and that is what matters.”

The 1770 Beach is near the mouth of a river.

Its waters are extremely dangerous because in the late afternoon, especially after rain, sharks turn up to feed on the fish brought by the water flow.

This isn’t the only shark attack to happen lately.

Earlier this month a mum was killed after a shark tore off her leg while she lifted her child to safety on a Mexican beach.

Maria Fernandez Martinez Jimenez, 26, was just 65ft from the shore when she was savaged by the beast at Melaque Beach in the state of Jalisco.