Kangaroo Island, Australia - While other people would probably flee in panic when approached by a shark, a family man from Australia did exactly the opposite and jumped into the water with the predator. However, he had a good reason!

Tristan Turner had taken his two sons fishing on the coast of Kangaroo Island.

Instead of a relaxing day by the sea, however, the three of them experienced a situation that Tristan, in particular, will probably never forget.

Shortly after the group had cast out their rods, one of the fishing lines shook promisingly.

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But what was on the other end of the hook was none other than a large shark, which had bitten into the rod and started to panic.

Instead of letting the animal die miserably on the hook, Tristan jumped into the water and started a fierce fight with the shark to free it.

In a video that has now gone viral, the Australian can be seen wrestling with the wild animal.

Since the shark didn't know that Tristan only wanted to free it, the predator fought back with all its might against the family man's determined grip.

But Tristan persisted and eventually managed to remove the metal hook from the animal's mouth.

And that wasn't all!

As their "fight" took place in knee-deep water, the animal would likely not have made it back to the open sea on its own.

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That's why the Australian guided the shark back into deeper water by firmly gripping its tail fin.

The last scene of the clip is legendary.

Tristan, who held on to the shark's dorsal fin, dove down with the animal and swam with it in the sea for a few seconds before releasing it.

The Australian told 7News that he had always wanted to swim with a shark in the ocean, so he took his chance that day.

"I had the opportunity when I let it go, hung on to its fin and went for a ride," Tristan said.

"I horrified my son when I swam off with it; he was a bit scared, but they're a pretty friendly species of shark," he added.