Video shows scuba encounter with ‘extremely elusive’ shark off B.C. coast [Video]

A group of scuba divers had the rare opportunity to swim with an “extremely elusive” shark off B.C.’s South Coast this week – and the incredible encounter was captured on video.

The juvenile bluntnose sixgill shark was spotted Thursday evening near the community of Lions Bay, just north of Vancouver, at a depth of around 50 feet.

For avid diver Mitchell Hewitt, it was a dream come true.

“The bluntnose sixgill is kind of the pinnacle of what divers want to find in Howe Sound because they’re so rare,” said Hewitt, a marine biologist with consulting firm Keystone Environmental.

“We were able to spend about 10 minutes with the shark – it was amazing.”

Hewitt said the creatures are typically found between 550 and 7,000 feet below the surface, but juveniles will occasionally venture out into the shallows.

Finding them is not easy though. Hewitt said he goes diving every …