The video of the incident was posted on Facebook by Sergey Sverdlov.
Man nearly collides with shark while swimming
A man nearly collided with a nearby shark while swimming on the coast off Maldives.
The footage shows Dmitry Zhadan swimming toward a boat when a shape appears in the water in front of him.
The object soon reveals itself as a nurse shark, leading Sverdlov to shout out a warning and point at the approaching fish.
Zhadan, who appeared to be approaching a head-on collision with the shark, stops moving forward and shouts in apparent panic.
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The shark later disappeared, apparently not interested in the swimmer.
Nurse sharks are slow-moving and are rarely blamed for attacks on humans.
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