Sharks 'beautiful, cute', diver says despite narrow escape

A Chinese diver whose near miss with a great white shark became a viral video sensation, viewed millions of times worldwide, calls the ocean's apex predator "beautiful".

But the diver, a Shanghai resident originally from Hong Kong, also said it has made him appreciate life.

Chan Ming, 51, was on a shark-watching excursion off Mexico's west coast when the shark broke into the metal cage protecting him.