🎥 ON THE RAILS: Video shows great white swimming past kayak fisherman off Half Moon Bay
Video recorded by fisherman David Slavich shows what he says was a great white shark swimming past his kayak off Half Moon Bay, California, on Sunday, Oct. 25.
He was fishing when he heard a splash behind his shoulder and turned to see a large fin and shadow, he told NBC Bay Area. "Oh my God. There's a great white shark," he can be heard saying on the video.
A paddleboarder had warned him a shark was nearby, according to KRON4's reporting. Slavich said he pulled his fishing rig from the water and braced himself as it approached.
The shark passed without harming him. Its species has not been independently confirmed by a marine scientist.
"It was absolutely frightening," Slavich told NBC Bay Area. He nevertheless kept fishing for another three to four hours.
Next time, he told the station, he plans to go with a buddy.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says shark bites involving people are extremely rare in California, and that scientists generally view most white shark encounters involving bites as investigation of unfamiliar objects rather than attempts to prey on people.
That general context does not establish why this shark approached Slavich's kayak.
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Photo Credit: Video by David Slavich via Storyful, as shown by FOX Weather. Reporting: NBC Bay Area, KRON4, FOX Weather, California Department of Fish and Wildlife. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/watch-great-white-shark-kayak-fisherman-half-moon-bay/4165453/ https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/White-Shark
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