A couple of Bay Area kayakers had an unnerving close encounter with a large shark while fishing near Half Moon Bay last week that was captured on video.
A couple of Bay Area kayakers had an unnerving close encounter with a large shark while fishing in Half Moon Bay last week that was captured on video.Ian Walters works as a teacher at Oakland's Head-Royce School. He was filming his friend as they were out kayaking and fishing off Pillar Point Harbor north of Half Moon Bay and by famed big-wave surf spot Mavericks Beach last Tuesday when a shark started following his friend.
Speaking in an interview, Walters said realizes how lucky they were the shark didn't attack, but felt the experience was more surreal than scary.'It followed my buddy for a couple minutes. We moved closer together and then we watched it circle back around and start following me,' remembered Walters. 'And we kind of led it off towards some seals and looked over our shoulders for another hour or two and everything was fine.
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