Gopro To Live Stream Shark Swim On Periscope
GoPro is set to live stream GoPro athletes Jeb Corliss and Roberta Mancino swim with great hammerhead sharks on Periscope.
GoPro’s first underwater live stream will take place off the Bahamian island of Bimini, where Corliss and Mancino will swim cage-free with some of the largest sharks on the planet.
Enabling people to shoot and broadcast directly from the GoPro HERO4 Black to Periscope means a global audience of millions can experience the action.
“We want to give viewers an up-close-and-personal encounter with the great hammerhead shark – an experience that most people will never have in their life. We hope to have anywhere from three to seven sharks in the water with us as we go live on Periscope,” said Jeb Corliss, GoPro athlete.
Jeb continued: “Great hammerheads are one of the largest sharks on planet earth that can attack human beings. They can get up to 20ft in length and have set records for size and weight. These sharks can be very energetic and at times will make contact with the divers. If they get excited Roberta and I will get back to back and defend each other as they come in for the bait.”
Tune into GoPro’s Periscope channel at 17:00 GMT (noon EST) on 3rd March to watch.
