I’m Greg Marshall inventor of Crittercam it’s a camera system of our research
it’s a camera system of our research
it’s a camera system of our research tool that we deploy on the backs of wild
tool that we deploy on the backs of wild
tool that we deploy on the backs of wild animals to see what they’re doing when
animals to see what they’re doing when
animals to see what they’re doing when we can’t be there to observe their
we can’t be there to observe their
we can’t be there to observe their behavior National Geographic Explorer
behavior National Geographic Explorer
behavior National Geographic Explorer was with me on my very first expedition
was with me on my very first expedition
was with me on my very first expedition to deploy after camp or shark and it
to deploy after camp or shark and it
to deploy after camp or shark and it turns out it was a lot more dangerous
turns out it was a lot more dangerous
turns out it was a lot more dangerous than I ever imagined the content was
than I ever imagined the content was
than I ever imagined the content was pretty straightforward catch the shark
pretty straightforward catch the shark
pretty straightforward catch the shark control it dive with it and do the
control it dive with it and do the
control it dive with it and do the deployment on the bottom that was as I
deployment on the bottom that was as I
deployment on the bottom that was as I tried to insert the dart into the base
tried to insert the dart into the base
tried to insert the dart into the base of the dorsal fin that the shark
of the dorsal fin that the shark
of the dorsal fin that the shark flinched basically got out of the
flinched basically got out of the
flinched basically got out of the handlers control Nick is in the water
handlers control Nick is in the water
handlers control Nick is in the water filming the whole scene and watches as
filming the whole scene and watches as
filming the whole scene and watches as the shark swims away and he decides to
the shark swims away and he decides to
the shark swims away and he decides to follow the shark and and filming while
follow the shark and and filming while
follow the shark and and filming while the handler decided to come back and to
the handler decided to come back and to
the handler decided to come back and to recapture the shark he reaches down with
recapture the shark he reaches down with
recapture the shark he reaches down with a hook stick and hooks the shark again
a hook stick and hooks the shark again
a hook stick and hooks the shark again now of course the shark does what any
now of course the shark does what any
now of course the shark does what any animal would do to protect itself it
animal would do to protect itself it
animal would do to protect itself it comes back and turns immediately for the
comes back and turns immediately for the
comes back and turns immediately for the closest target that it imagines has
closest target that it imagines has
closest target that it imagines has inflicted this pain which happens to be
inflicted this pain which happens to be
inflicted this pain which happens to be Nick less than two seconds later I’ve
Nick less than two seconds later I’ve
Nick less than two seconds later I’ve got a shark suddenly trying to tear my
got a shark suddenly trying to tear my
got a shark suddenly trying to tear my right leg I took the camera shark bites
right leg I took the camera shark bites
right leg I took the camera shark bites the camera I kept pounding it and every
the camera I kept pounding it and every
the camera I kept pounding it and every time the gel opened a little bit wiggle
time the gel opened a little bit wiggle
time the gel opened a little bit wiggle my leg out because I know if another
my leg out because I know if another
my leg out because I know if another split second I’d have no at least no
split second I’d have no at least no
split second I’d have no at least no foot Nick is scrambling to get to the
foot Nick is scrambling to get to the
foot Nick is scrambling to get to the surface with the shark oh I knew I was
surface with the shark oh I knew I was
surface with the shark oh I knew I was only 15 20 feet from the surface but I
only 15 20 feet from the surface but I
only 15 20 feet from the surface but I had no help I struggled to get with kind
had no help I struggled to get with kind
had no help I struggled to get with kind of one leg working
of one leg working
of one leg working up to the top and the shark that’s
up to the top and the shark that’s
up to the top and the shark that’s coming at me in the whole time and then
coming at me in the whole time and then
coming at me in the whole time and then I just kind of ran out of steam and for
I just kind of ran out of steam and for
I just kind of ran out of steam and for the first time in my life I dropped the
the first time in my life I dropped the
the first time in my life I dropped the camera
camera
camera soon the cameras dropped from Nick’s
soon the cameras dropped from Nick’s
soon the cameras dropped from Nick’s hands and it falls down to the bottom of
hands and it falls down to the bottom of
hands and it falls down to the bottom of the ocean and the cloud of sand and my
the ocean and the cloud of sand and my
the ocean and the cloud of sand and my right hand slid right into the shark’s
right hand slid right into the shark’s
right hand slid right into the shark’s mouth my thumb my finger would
mouth my thumb my finger would
mouth my thumb my finger would completely split up to the bone and I
completely split up to the bone and I
completely split up to the bone and I hear one of the local fishermen scream
hear one of the local fishermen scream
hear one of the local fishermen scream he’s dead
he’s dead
he’s dead first thing I saw Nick was in essence
first thing I saw Nick was in essence
first thing I saw Nick was in essence almost as if he were being pushed out of
almost as if he were being pushed out of
almost as if he were being pushed out of the water
the water
the water next thing blue sky
next thing blue sky
next thing blue sky they pulled Nick out of the water and
they pulled Nick out of the water and
they pulled Nick out of the water and he’s bleeding obviously he’s not dead
he’s bleeding obviously he’s not dead
he’s bleeding obviously he’s not dead but he’s in trouble
but he’s in trouble
but he’s in trouble he’s in real trouble I just remembered
he’s in real trouble I just remembered
he’s in real trouble I just remembered this little voice saying hang in there
this little voice saying hang in there
this little voice saying hang in there don’t pass out
don’t pass out
don’t pass out he looked ashen he looked terrified he
he looked ashen he looked terrified he
he looked ashen he looked terrified he looked in shock wasn’t screaming just
looked in shock wasn’t screaming just
looked in shock wasn’t screaming just remember him saying it got me it got me
remember him saying it got me it got me
remember him saying it got me it got me and I was flown from Cancun to to Miami
and I was flown from Cancun to to Miami
and I was flown from Cancun to to Miami we were totally focused on Nick when
we were totally focused on Nick when
we were totally focused on Nick when Nick was finally taken care of there’s
Nick was finally taken care of there’s
Nick was finally taken care of there’s nothing else that we could do and we
nothing else that we could do and we
nothing else that we could do and we walked back down to the beach and one of
walked back down to the beach and one of
walked back down to the beach and one of the fishermen came up to me and said
the fishermen came up to me and said
the fishermen came up to me and said well what do you want to do with the
well what do you want to do with the
well what do you want to do with the shark and the what shark
shark and the what shark
shark and the what shark they said well we got the shark again
they said well we got the shark again
they said well we got the shark again the prevailing sentiment was you know
the prevailing sentiment was you know
the prevailing sentiment was you know out of respect for what had happened and
out of respect for what had happened and
out of respect for what had happened and they can have a respect for the shark
they can have a respect for the shark
they can have a respect for the shark itself who really felt that the best
itself who really felt that the best
itself who really felt that the best thing to do was to complete the project
thing to do was to complete the project
thing to do was to complete the project he can actually go through with it so
he can actually go through with it so
he can actually go through with it so that’s we did that shark was the very
that’s we did that shark was the very
that’s we did that shark was the very first critic him deployment on a wild
first critic him deployment on a wild
first critic him deployment on a wild free ranging animal that accident
free ranging animal that accident
free ranging animal that accident happened in May in August of the same
happened in May in August of the same
happened in May in August of the same year we did another show for National
year we did another show for National
year we did another show for National Geographic so I actually got back to
Geographic so I actually got back to
Geographic so I actually got back to work with sharks which I still love
work with sharks which I still love
work with sharks which I still love doing but I’m just glad that you know I
doing but I’m just glad that you know I
doing but I’m just glad that you know I I’m here to tell this story and it does
I’m here to tell this story and it does
I’m here to tell this story and it does have a good ending I mean I didn’t I’m
have a good ending I mean I didn’t I’m
have a good ending I mean I didn’t I’m not missing anything and I’m still happy
not missing anything and I’m still happy
not missing anything and I’m still happy filming sharks and just a little bit
filming sharks and just a little bit
filming sharks and just a little bit more careful on how I go about it
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