The confirmed sequence is already dramatic.
The shark attacked.
Jose fought back.
The animal continued lunging.
And his friend recognized that he needed immediate help.
The speed of the incident left almost no time for discussion or planning.
A rescue attempt had to begin while the danger was still present.
One of Jose's companions entered the water carrying a speargun.
That decision would become the turning point.
The friend was approaching a shark that was actively attacking another diver.
He had to get close enough to intervene without becoming another victim.
The situation was dangerous for both men.
Jose was still trying to protect himself.
His friend was moving toward the predator.
And the shark had not yet stopped attacking.
Chapter 5: His Friend Enters the Water With a Speargun
One of Jose's friends saw the attack and immediately moved to help.
He entered the water with a speargun.
The weapon was part of the equipment used during the spearfishing outing.
But in this moment, it became a means of defending Jose from the shark.
The friend approached while the animal was still close to the injured diver.
The risk was substantial.
A bull shark is capable of changing direction rapidly in the water.
Its powerful jaws can inflict serious injuries on anyone within reach.
By entering the immediate attack area, the rescuer exposed himself to the same predator that had already bitten Jose.
But the situation was urgent.
Jose was struggling to keep the shark from attacking his upper body.
His efforts had not completely stopped the animal.
The friend needed to interrupt the attack.
According to the reported account, he used the speargun to strike toward the shark's mouth.
The intervention forced the animal away from Jose.
The supplied account does not establish that the speargun was fired or that a spear penetrated the shark.
It describes the friend using the weapon against the animal's mouth to drive it away.
That distinction matters.
The rescue should not be transformed into an invented scene involving a fired projectile or a fatal wound to the shark.
What is known is that the friend intervened physically with the speargun.
The shark moved away from Jose.
And the immediate attack ended.
For Jose, the intervention created the opportunity to escape.
He was no longer facing repeated lunges from the animal.
But he had sustained injuries during the encounter.
The priority now was reaching the boat.
The friend had helped stop the attack.