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Bucky

(53,795 posts)
Mon May 15, 2017, 12:55 PM May 2017

"You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 Great White sharks" says the helicopter guy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/12/you-are-paddle-boarding-next-to-approximately-15-great-white-sharks-chopper-tells-calif-beachgoers/

Noice

(video at link is a little bit of a let down, so I'm adding this picture)



[font face="times new roman" size="5"]‘You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks,’ chopper tells Calif. beachgoers

“You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks,” Deputy Brian Stockbridge announced via a loudspeaker.

Stockbridge was in a helicopter, flying off the coast of Dana Point in Orange County, Calif., at about 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday. And, indeed, swimming in the Pacific Ocean below and clearly visible from the air, were several great white sharks. Their fins rose menacingly from the water as they glided back and forth.

“They are advising you exit the water in a calm manner,” Stockbridge added. “The sharks are as close as the surf line.”

No one was hurt, and OC Lifeguards Chief Jason Young said the situation wasn’t dire enough to call for an ocean closure, which only occurs when the sharks are more than 8 feet long or acting aggressively.[/font]


Sadly, no one was consumed by the ravenous cruising murder machines


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"You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 Great White sharks" says the helicopter guy (Original Post) Bucky May 2017 OP
No pressure ashling May 2017 #1
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