Oh my God, it’s there for you. *** pair of California surfers have *** whale of *** tail and the video to back it up after they say *** curious shark chased one of them for over 1 mile. Tavis Boise and his friend Ron Takeda were hydrofoil surfing off the California coast when Boise says they glided over *** shark, apparently sparking its curiosity because it began closely following Takeda. And didn’t stop, Boise says, for more than 1 mile. Boise watched as the shark, which he says was roughly 10 to 11 ft long, tailed his buddy before eventually losing interest. Boise said Takeda performed amazingly in the tense situation and also said sharks are cool animals which, if treated respectfully, will leave you alone, but if you glide right over them, they may become curious.
California surfer films relentless pursuit by great white shark
Tavis Boise and his friend, Ron Takeda, were hydrofoil surfing off the California coast when Boise says they glided over a shark.That apparently sparked its curiosity, because it began closely following Takeda — and didn’t stop, Boise says, for more than a mile.Boise watched as the shark, which he says was roughly 10 to 11 feet long, tailed his friend before eventually losing interest.Boise said Takeda performed amazingly in the tense situation and also said sharks are cool animals who, if treated respectfully, will leave you alone. But if you glide right over them, they may become curious.According to The Guardian, the pair shared the video with experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who agreed that it was likely a great white shark. The Guardian reported that the two theorized that the foil under the surfboard might have looked like a stingray from below to the shark.
Tavis Boise and his friend, Ron Takeda, were hydrofoil surfing off the California coast when Boise says they glided over a shark.
That apparently sparked its curiosity, because it began closely following Takeda — and didn’t stop, Boise says, for more than a mile.
Boise watched as the shark, which he says was roughly 10 to 11 feet long, tailed his friend before eventually losing interest.
Boise said Takeda performed amazingly in the tense situation and also said sharks are cool animals who, if treated respectfully, will leave you alone. But if you glide right over them, they may become curious.
According to The Guardian, the pair shared the video with experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who agreed that it was likely a great white shark.
The Guardian reported that the two theorized that the foil under the surfboard might have looked like a stingray from below to the shark.
