Influencer throws model into water as shark bait in bizarre video

A model claims she was nearly eaten by a shark after being used as fishing bait in a social media stunt.

CeCe Rose was thrown into the water as a human bobber tied to a rope with dead fish strapped to her as part of a wild fishing challenge.

She was rigged up and dropped into a body of water near a harbour.

However, CeCe appeared to come close to meeting her fate when she was filmed almost drowning.

The stunt was uploaded by influencer and media personality Anthony Dawson, who goes by the name TooTurntTony, after he filmed it at one of his properties.

The video shows the Toronto-based model being lowered into the water before she appears to be pulled below the water, with Tony having briefly turned his back on her.

Cece guessed she could have been underwater for two minutes as she screamed for help, although she admitted it ‘could have been less’.

She told Daily Mail she was frightened as the stunt began but felt ‘calm’ entering the water, believing that a shark would go for the dead fish rather than her.

‘At the end of the day, I knew a great white shark wouldn’t be in the area so I just held onto that thought’, she said.

Tony came to her rescue, admitting on camera he ‘probably should’ve used a smaller bait’.

His voiceover adds: ‘It was a complete s***show.’

CeCe later assured fans she was safe and well, writing: ‘Haha I’m fine everyone I promise.’

Luckily no-one was harmed in the daredevil stunt.

Two men are shown posing with a small shark before releasing it into the water at the end of the clip, which was viewed more than 10.6 million times.

However, not all users were impressed with the experiment.

‘What happens when she gets ate [sic] by a shark?’, one suggested.

Another wrote: ‘Dude your [sic] gonna get someone killed if it hasn’t happened already.’

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