Surfers encounter 100 sharks in feeding frenzy over dead whale... and they STILL go in for a dip



You would be understandably hesitant about getting in the water with over 100 tiger sharks furiously feeding over the carcass of a dead whale.

But the surfer Rachel Campbell and her friends were not put off in the slightest.



Rachel filmed the amazing scene on the beach near Warroora Station in northwestern Australia, then wandered a kilometre or so up the beach and went for a surf anyway.



Writing on her blog she said: 'I was collecting shells along the beach with my mum. Searching the white sand while crystal water lapped at my ankles.

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Feeding frenzy: Around 100 tiger sharks attack the carcass of a dead whale on an Australian beach

Shock and awe: The incredible scene was filmed by surfer Rachel Campbell

'I was shocked to find my worst nightmare dominating the shoreline a mere 400m ahead.

'Picture about thirty sharks, most of which seemed to be tiger sharks, all destroying a whale laying only a few feet from the shore.



'The nightmare part was the mass of sharks devouring the one victim.

On second thoughts: A bather decides against taking a dip alongside the ferocious creatures

Brave: Rachel filmed the amazing scene on the beach near Warroora Station in northwestern Australia, then wandered a kilometre or so up the beach and went for a surf anyway

Rachel said on her blog: 'Before long I realized there were about 100 sharks in total, some as long as 4m, all in a frenzy over fresh whale flesh'

'Before long I realized there were about 100 sharks in total, some as long as 4m, all in a frenzy over fresh whale flesh.



'I have to say that I felt pretty massive playing chicken with waves barely the height of my ankle. You only had to get knee deep and suddenly you're sharing the same square meter of Indian Ocean with a tiger shark.'

She added: 'I am well aware of those beasts outside my control. I will still surf here though, because it's not about merely surviving this ocean, it's about living and breathing everything that this crazy place has to offer.