This is the JAWSOME moment a plucky seal survived a brush with death after escaping the killer jaws of a great white shark. The giant shark took the seal by surprise after lunging from beneath the surface of the water with its razor-sharp jaws ready to snap.Honing in on its target, the 2,430 lb predator momentarily caught the airborne mammal in mid-flight, but failed to keep a grip, allowing the seal to dart to safety.Miraculously, the three-foot-long seal managed to escape the battle, returning to the shore near Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa, with just a minor flesh wound.The heart-rending scene was captured by British underwater photographer Dan Callister, 39, while photographing wildlife in the bay, which is home to approximately 64,000 seals.