Stars almost ate a shark: stars who almost died in the most dangerous situations

Accidents, natural disasters and wild animals – these stars miraculously escaped!

A Marvel actor suffered horrifying injuries after being run over by his own snowplow. Renner sacrificed himself to save his nephew who was stuck in a snowdrift. However, he himself was unable to avoid the gear, which he forgot to apply the handbrake in his haste. The actor lost a lot of blood and suffered 30 fractures, but doctors were able to save his life.

Leo is a famous animal protector, but once almost died in the wild. The star of the Titanic was almost eaten by a shark! DiCaprio went scuba diving in South Africa and dived in a special cage to watch the predators. But at some point a wave overturned the cage so the shark could get inside. Leo was lying on the bottom of the cage and narrowly escaped being bitten when the shark’s jaws snapped just within reach of the actor’s hand.

The misadventures of the 90s sex symbol didn’t end there. One day, Leo almost crashed due to a parachute failure.

Kate Winslet became a movie star and could have become a lifeguard. The fact that he knows how to keep his cool in an extreme situation proves it. In 2011, Kate vacationed on Richard Branson’s private island in the British Virgin Islands. A fire broke out at night during a heavy thunderstorm. Not only did Kate survive, but she also saved Richard’s 90-year-old mother. But the most interesting part of this story is that it was during this fire that Kate met her future husband, Branson’s nephew Edward Abel Smith.

Anne Hathaway almost died while vacationing in Hawaii in 2014. She was swimming in the ocean when she ran into a dangerous current that began to pull Ann to the bottom. Fortunately, a surfer noticed it and was able to reach the Oscar-winning actress and pull her ashore.

Johnny Depp almost died in 2011 when he flew in a small plane with director Bruce Robinson while choosing filming locations. Mid-flight, the engines suddenly shut down. Johnny and Bruce were already dead, but after a few painful moments, the engines started working again.

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Blink 182 drummer and husband of Kourtney Kardashian Travis Barker almost died in a plane crash in 2008. He was one of two people who managed to survive, four others died. The plane immediately caught fire, kerosene got on Barker’s clothes and caught fire as well. The musician managed to open the door and get out. According to him, his strength was given by thoughts of his family – because of them, he wanted to be saved at all costs.

Joaquin Phoenix almost died in a car accident in 2006. The actors brakes failed, causing his car to overturn and hit another car. One of the first at the scene of the accident was German director Werner Herzog, who lived nearby.

“There was something so soothing and beautiful about Werner Herzog’s voice.” I felt completely cool and safe and I got out,” Phoenix recalled of the incident.

Orlando Bloom almost died when he was 21. The actor fell from a height of three stories while trying to climb a drain pipe (apparently he was a big romantic). The resulting injury paralyzed the actor for several days.

Drew Barrymore almost died in 2001 when the house she shared with her husband Tom Green caught fire in the middle of the night. The dog saved the husband, which woke them up and brought them out of the flames. And the damage to the house was estimated at $700,000.

In his youth, Ryan Reynolds was fond of skydiving and at the age of 17 he even completed a course. His 13th jump almost ended in tragedy (and how can one not become superstitious?). The parachute did not open properly and Reynolds was in free fall for several seconds until he got his nerve and opened the reserve parachute. The actor did not hide that he was experiencing severe stress and even wet himself. Once on the ground, he took off his parachute, threw it at the instructor and left immediately.

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A popular Icelandic singer almost fell victim to a crazed fan stalker. In 1996, a fan sent her a bombshell. At the moment when Bjork was supposed to open the dangerous letter, he shot himself to be with Bjork in heaven. Fortunately for the singer, the police managed to intervene and nothing happened to her.

In 2018, George Clooney had an accident in Italy while riding his scooter. The actor was thrown onto the windshield of the car, his helmet was torn and his shoes flew several meters. After this incident, Clooney vowed to stay away from all two-wheelers.

In 2016, Ellie Goulding nearly drowned in a frozen lake while touring Norway on her European tour. Together with photographer Conor McDonnell, they had to climb out of the car through the roof in complete darkness and -25°C to escape.

In 2000, Sandra Bullock was miraculously unharmed when the plane she was on skidded off the runway due to bad weather in Wyoming.

Ironically, just a year ago Bullock starred opposite Ben Affleck in Forces of Nature, a romantic comedy about two strangers who meet after their plane crashes.

In her youth, Elizabeth Taylor found herself on the edge several times. During one operation, the doctors even declared her dead, and the actress herself later recalled that she saw the same tunnel with white light (fortunately, Taylor still managed to save herself). And in 1958, she was supposed to be on the plane that crashed, killing her third husband, Mike Todd, and three other passengers. Elizabeth couldn’t fly because she caught a cold. After that, the actress lived a long life – Taylor died in 2011 at the age of 79.