Man Surfs Dead Whale In Shark Feeding Frenzy

A man from Perth has been labeled an "idiot" by his parents after jumping from his boat to climb on top of dead whale.

Despite several tiger sharks and at least one white shark circling the whale's bloated carcass, the 26-year-old Harrison Williams, an extreme sport lover, swam over to the carcass and climbed on top of it.

He said that it was a spur of the moment decision, and he didn't think through the consequences of his actions before he climbed on top of the whale.

Footage shows Mr Williams on top of the rotting whale carcass while his friends on the boat call out to him in a panic to tell him that there were sharks in the water around the dead animal.

NZ Herald