Veteran diver claims viral shark bite video's a fake

A Florida diving company is calling BS on a viral video of an adult film star being attacked by a shark.

Veteran diver and owner of Florida Shark Diving, Bryce Rohrer told RealClearLife.com that he was contacted by Molly Cavalli prior to the release of a video allegedly showing her being attacked by a lemon shark off the US coast which was used as promotion media for the adult website CamSoda.

"(Molly) said 'we want to do a film shoot with a few scantily clad women diving with sharks,' and we were kind of skeptical of even that,” Bryce Rohrer told RealClearLife. “Then once we started getting the facts of what they actually wanted to do…we declined."

Rohrer claims the adult film star detailed in a text message of her intention to stage a shark bite using makeup and effects to ensure the video went viral.

"She basically spelled out, 'We want to do this fake bite, this is what we want it to look like,'" Rohrer said.

The veteran diver who has worked with Discovery Channel and National Geographic's said he was disgusted by the prospect of further damaging the reputation of sharks.

"I’ve been working with sharks my entire adult career, 300 days a year, I’m on the water diving with sharks. They’re incredible animals, they’re a cornerstone species, meaning they need to be in the oceans at a somewhat healthy level, or else the entire ecosystem literally breaks down," Rohrer said.

"So many people these days are working towards saving sharks and the environment is in such a focus right now…when someone comes up with a fake shark attack it just kind of is a blow to all that work."

CamSoda vice president Darren Press released a statement after the incident.

"Our intention was to have Molly quickly dive into the shark cage with the camera and begin broadcasting as lemon sharks circled nearby. From what we gathered, lemon sharks are predominantly docile and relatively harmless," Press said.

"During the broadcast, a shark approached the cage which made Molly nervous. She swam up to the surface as the shark approached. Her foot rose above the protective net and was bitten."