Close encounter with great white shark

**plasty** · 07-10-12 at 07:29 AM

US kayaker’s close encounter with great white shark

A kayaker is counting his lucky stars after a close encounter with a great white at a popular US resort.
Walter Szulc was paddling near a Cape Cod beach at the weekend when he saw the shark’s dorsal fin just behind him.
Mr Szulc, 41, said he “paddled very fast” to shore in the eastern Massachusetts holiday spot.
Experts say the ocean predator was probably drawn by an increased local population of its favourite snack, seals.
“I saw the fin out of the water. I looked down and saw the body and realised that part of the shark was underneath me, and I just proceeded to paddle,” Mr Szulc told the Associated Press news agency on Monday.
Beach briefly closed

Mr Szulc, who arrived with his family at Nauset Beach in Orleans on Saturday, said it had been his first time kayaking in the ocean.
His teenage daughter had mentioned recent local shark sightings, he added, although he did not expect to see one of the feared predators at such close quarters himself.
The beach was closed on Saturday after Mr Szulc’s brush with the shark, about 45 metres (150ft) from shore.
It reopened on Sunday, and local officials said there had been no more shark sightings.
“There have been reports of sharks in the past, but usually they are farther out, not this close to the bathing beach,” said town beach director Lee Miller. …

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madman7 · 07-10-12 at 07:53 AM

there we go!

**Punkbaster** · 07-10-12 at 10:34 AM

Wow....a blonde asian chick !!!
God I hope it's not a ladyboy

**pkg81** · 07-10-12 at 10:48 AM

The shark just wanted to play "tag your it!" Poor shark has no friends. :(

**darklightv2** · 07-10-12 at 03:42 PM

That's lady luck for you.

**Visual_Paradox** · 07-10-12 at 04:22 PM

sharks are awesome, but curious. since they have no hands to satisfy their curiosity, they use there mouth. He's lucky that shark didn't decide to find out what he was all about.

**WillowSun** · 07-10-12 at 04:27 PM

good footage today on tv news of two guys spearfishing offshore been circled by a small great white in Western Australia. They had to prod it a few times with the tips of their guns till they got to their boat as it came in for a back scratch. I've been in that situation myself, twice, with Black Whalers about 10-14ft long.

They didn't see it until it was circling them. If it had wanted to eat them, they wouldn't have seen it (if you've seen the classic footage of one attacking a body board made to look like a seal, you'll know what I mean).

So that guy above wasn't in a lot of danger. still, I bet he had to clean that kayak when he got out.

sharktopus · 07-10-12 at 05:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by WillowSun

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So that guy above wasn't in a lot of danger. still, I bet he had to clean that kayak when he got out.

You mean he was piddling while he was paddling?

**orgasminator** · 07-10-12 at 07:43 PM

All I see from the pic is "shark fin soup coming!"...

**WillowSun** · 07-10-12 at 08:32 PM

no I think more like his undies were straining the gravy from the chunks.

**SteveJones7** · 07-10-12 at 09:45 PM

Quote:

Wow....a blonde asian chick !!!
God I hope it's not a ladyboy

Id hit it!

There, todays "Id hit it" quota filled

**PhoenixBSD** · 07-11-12 at 12:14 AM

Quote:

Experts say the ocean predator was probably drawn by an increased local population of its favourite snack, seals.

CORRECTION: Experts say the ocean predator was probably drawn by an increased local population of its favourite snack, great white kayakers.

Jedi · 07-11-12 at 09:25 AM

Fishy fishy fishy fishy !!!

07-10-12 at 07:53 AM	#2
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Punkbaster Hate Puppies Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ...well...that's a good question... Posts: 1,039	Wow....a blonde asian chick !!! God I hope it's not a ladyboy

07-10-12 at 10:48 AM	#4
pkg81 tehPARADOX Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 2,480	The shark just wanted to play "tag your it!" Poor shark has no friends. :(

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darklightv2 Lost One Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Beyond your reach. Posts: 1,421	That's lady luck for you.

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Visual_Paradox Professional Russian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Пулковское Posts: 2,055	sharks are awesome, but curious. since they have no hands to satisfy their curiosity, they use there mouth. He's lucky that shark didn't decide to find out what he was all about.

07-10-12 at 04:27 PM	#7
WillowSun Therianthrope Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,023	good footage today on tv news of two guys spearfishing offshore been circled by a small great white in Western Australia. They had to prod it a few times with the tips of their guns till they got to their boat as it came in for a back scratch. I've been in that situation myself, twice, with Black Whalers about 10-14ft long. They didn't see it until it was circling them. If it had wanted to eat them, they wouldn't have seen it (if you've seen the classic footage of one attacking a body board made to look like a seal, you'll know what I mean). So that guy above wasn't in a lot of danger. still, I bet he had to clean that kayak when he got out.

07-10-12 at 05:45 PM	#8
sharktopus Newcomer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 87	Quote: Originally Posted by WillowSun ... So that guy above wasn't in a lot of danger. still, I bet he had to clean that kayak when he got out. You mean he was piddling while he was paddling?

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orgasminator Master Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: island under the eye of the day Posts: 989	All I see from the pic is "shark fin soup coming!"...

07-10-12 at 08:32 PM	#10
WillowSun Therianthrope Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,023	no I think more like his undies were straining the gravy from the chunks.

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SteveJones7 Too sexy for this board Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: teh earth Posts: 1,541	Quote: Wow....a blonde asian chick !!! God I hope it's not a ladyboy Id hit it! There, todays "Id hit it" quota filled

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PhoenixBSD Luminiferous Ether Sailor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Thailand Posts: 1,614	Quote: Experts say the ocean predator was probably drawn by an increased local population of its favourite snack, seals. CORRECTION: Experts say the ocean predator was probably drawn by an increased local population of its favourite snack, great white kayakers.

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