A shark attack sent $12,000 worth of camera equipment down to the bottom of the ocean off New Zealand - and now a $5000 reward is being offered to get it back.
Wildlife cinematographer Andy Brandy Casagrande was filming from a shark cage in June when a great white sharktore into the equipment and dislodged it from the camera pole.
Casagrande then wrote to the owner of the equipment, 360Heros chief executive Michael Kintner: "Mike - I unfortunately have very bad news ... I can't believe it - but the worst possible scenario happened yesterday - I only just now built up the courage to tell you," he wrote.
"While shooting with the 360 rig ... I took the rig underwater and after an hour of getting awesome footage, I pushed the envelope too far and an aggressive white shark bit and literally ate the 360 - completely - all six cameras in one bite."
In an interview with the Mercury Press, Casagrande added: "I watched as the first great white shark engulfed the rig. It realised it wasn't a natural prey item and decide to regurgitate it.
