A dramatic video has emerged from Australia of a man battling a 9ft shark in the sea.

The footage, captured on April 12 off the coast of North Queensland, shows the brave man - called Josh - jumping from a boat into the water and wrestling with the shark.

Soon afterwards, a member of the boat's crew rescues Josh from the shark jaws.

''Just wanted to land the 9ft shark, so armed with a rope I dived into the shark and croc-infested waters in remote far North Queensland and tried to wrestle it to the boat and tail rope it,'' Josh wrote later online.

''After a battle for 15 seconds I found myself locked in the Sharks jaws as it thrashed a chunk from the top of my right thigh..I was lucky not to loose my sea cucumber instead.''

''The plan was to release the shark without having to gaff or kill the large shark bye tail roping it. This was unfortunate not to be so in the end,'' he added.

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just wanted to land the 9ft shark, so armed with a rope I dived into the shark and croc infested waters I remote far North Queensland and tried to wrestle it to the boat and tail rope it, after a battle for 15 sec I found himself locked in the Sharks jaws as it thrashed a chunk from the top of my right thigh..I was lucky not to loose my sea cucumber instead..it was a quick and regrettable decision that I realises was a stupid move however the plan was to release the shark without having to gaff or kill the large shark bye tail roping it..this was unfortunate not to be so in the end..thanks to the staff at the weipa hospital they were very helpful..
Josh neille