Asher Jones, 8, was on vacation with his family in the Bahamas last month when he was attacked by a shark.
On the last day of their trip, the Jones family were on an excursion to play with docile sharks. They were informed that these sharks rarely bit people and were not dangerous.
"The water was so clear, and there were sharks swimming near my feet," Asher recalled.
Unexpectedly, a shark bit Asher on the back.
"When the shark bit me, it felt like an alien grabbing my back and just squeezing," he said. "It was super painful. It was like a really bad sting feeling."
His father, Jeremy Jones, quickly pulled the small shark off his son
"The shark went out of the water and put his mouth on Asher's back," Jeremy said. "I was thinking it might have just suctioned onto him."
After pulling the shark off Asher, everyone rushed out of the water.
"There is chaos immediately, everybody in the water - the kids, the adults are screaming," Jeremy said.
Asher's mother, Christina, who had been on a nearby dock during the incident, rushed to get her son to safety. "He just kept saying, 'Mom, am I going to be OK?'" she said. "I kept saying, 'Yeah, it's going to be OK.'"
Asher only suffered minor cuts from the shark's teeth. "Apparently I was super like bright or white, and so they thought I was like food," he said.
He shared his story on his Youtube channel and doesn't seem to be too worried about swimming again.
"I think it's not going to bite me again," he said. "Like that was crazy and super rare."
According to Deseret News, Asher returned to school with his shark attack story and quickly became the "coolest kid on campus."
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