Jacorey High, 21, punched the four-foot animal in the nose after it bit his foot twice and repeatedly lunged at him as he tried to escape the water

The man is now recovering in hospital after he was instead attacked by the shark while swimming in shallow waters after pushing his pregnant partner out of harm's way

Jacorey High, 21, punched the four-foot animal in the nose after it bit his foot twice and repeatedly lunged at him as he tried to escape the water