THIS is the horror moment a bungling fisherman slipped on a rock and landed on top of a shark – narrowly escaping a fatal bite from the beast.

The man, seen wearing a pair of white Crocs, lost his balance and plunged straight into the water where a deadly shark attempted to bite his leg off.

Shocking footage shows the man standing on top of rocks at the edge of a coastal wall while his friend was reeling.

However, the man suddenly slipped and plunged off the rock – and was seen landing on the shark’s tail.

The beast, who was caught off guard, swished its head around and tried to bite him.

But he managed to scramble on top of the rock as the shark made a terrifying lunge at him.

He also lost both his Crocs to the sea.

The man was angling in the Florida Keys in the US last week.

The shocking footage has since gone viral on the internet, racking almost 3 million views.

One local said: “The story of how he came home without his Crocs is going to be funny.”

Another user asked: “Why the f is he dangling his toes so close to the water?”

A third person joked: “Those Crocs are in Cuba by now. You usually only see Crocs and sharks together in Australia.”

While another user quipped: “Never been hoping to see a shark bite so bad in my life.”

It comes after a man was airlifted to hospital after being attacked by a shark in waters off a popular tourist island.

The victim was found suffering from abdominal injuries and deep lacerations to his leg.

Emergency services rushed to the scene near Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia.

The man was treated at the scene before being flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition, a Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokeswoman said.

It comes just weeks after 17-year-old Charlize Zmuda was fatally mauled by a shark at Woorim Beach, Bribie Island.

The teenager suffered horrific upper-body injuries and died at the scene despite efforts to save her.

The high school senior had been at the beach in Bribie Island with friends at the time of the attack earlier this month.

Meanwhile, a brave husband tried to save his wife as she was savaged by a 6ft shark which reportedly bit off both of her hands.

Witnesses claim the tourist rushed to save his partner from the predator as they swam off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic.

The couple – understood to be Canadian – were holidaying on the islands with their family.

They are believed to have been only a few metres from the shoreline when the shark attack took place.

It was reported by local media she lost both of her hands and a chunk of her thigh in the horrifying incident.

It is believed – but not confirmed – that the shark was a bull shark, a species known for attacks on humans.