Jackass star Sean McInerney was bitten by a shark while wakeboarding in shark-infested waters.The TV star was filming for ‘Shark Week’ when he fell from his board during a dangerous stunt and was brutally attacked by the animal.He was quickly pulled from the water and received immediate medical attention.McInerney suffered a deep bite to his hand and sustained artery and tendon damage.Jackass star Steve-O said: “He would be f***ing dead if they didn’t dive on him as fast as they did. Jesus, he got wrecked by a shark … for a ‘Shark Week’ episode.”Are the Jackass stunts going too far?The Jackass crew had pushed the stunt a step further after McInerney successfully wakeboarded over the sharks. He was then launched from a ramp but failed to make the landing.McInerney, known as “Poopies”, said: “I definitely got a degree in shark college there.”He added: “I knew there was a chance I was going to get bit by a shark, but I didn’t think it was going to happen.“I don’t blame the sharks at all. I mean, I was in their living room, and it was dinnertime.”Jackass star Chris Pontius added: “It’s a reminder that yeah, like, we are pushing it pretty hard. And this could happen, of course.”This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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