PENSACOLA, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida fisherman is sharing his story days after he became the target of an apex predator while spearfishing off the Gulf Coast.

Spearfishing is something Chance Armand does every week off Pensacola, but on Saturday, things took a dangerous turn.

“We have a shark by – near the Mahogany Mill Boat Ramp,” a caller told a 911 dispatcher.

The 28-year-old victim said he is thankful to have survived a bite from a bull shark.

The survivor said he was spearfishing 65 feet below the surface. He caught a fish, then noticed the 8-foot marine predator coming right at him.

“I was making my way up shortly after, and I probably got to about 55 feet, and my Spidey senses kicked in, and I looked down, and I saw this bull shark come flying up,” said Armand. “By the time I rea

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