Crime & Safety

Video: Kayakers Have Close Encounter With 14-Foot Shark Near Half Moon Bay

"You all right?" Walters is heard asking as he sees the shark's dorsal fin cutting through the water 15 feet behind his friend's kayak.

(​​CBS Bay Area)

August 15, 2024

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.

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Two kayakers encounter a shark in Pillar Point Harbor/Ian Walters/CBS San Francisco

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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.

"You all right?" Walters is heard asking as he sees the shark's dorsal fin cutting through the water about 15 feet behind his friend's kayak.

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