This video shows the incredible moment a wounded lemon shark kept bumping into a diver in an apparent plea for help, off the coast of Jupiter, Florida.

Diver Josh Eccles told local ABC News station WPBF that he was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean last week when he encountered the shark. It kept nudging him more than usual, which made Eccles wonder if something was wrong.

Every time it swam by me, it would bump into me a little more, Eccles said.

The experienced diver said he was used to swimming around lemon sharks in the area and was familiar with their behavior, and this seemed out of the ordinary.

Eventually he approached the animal, which showed the diver his belly.

I noticed something, so I started to poke at it, Eccles said. After another attempt, he removed sizable hook from the sharks torso.

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