Florida man survives shark attack after 'apex predator' pulls him underwater, narrowly misses femoral artery

A Florida deckhand attacked by a pair of reef sharks after slipping off a fishing dock in the Bahamas recounted the terrifying encounter Wednesday.

Marlin Wakeman, 24, was working on a charter boat when he misjudged a jump on the dock, falling into the water. Fishermen at the Flying Fish Marina on Long Island regularly throw their scraps into the surrounding waters, effectively keeping a cadre of sharks there as "pets."

At least 20 sharks raced up to the 24-year-old when he fell off...