Video | US man bitten by shark, pulled off boat into river after he dips his hands in river

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A fisherman was bitten and dragged into a river by a shark while he was on a boat in Florida in the United States..

The incident occurred when the fisherman dipped his hands in the river water despite a warning from his friend...

The whole incident, which happened at Florida's National Everglades Park, was captured on camera by the man's friend..

The man's friend, in a now-deleted post, had shared the video on social media along with a caption describing the incident calling it "one of the scariest days" he had had on the water...

The man's friend, Michael Russo, had said that his friend "washed his hands in the water and was immediately bit by a large bull shark.".