A group of five surfers had the surprise of a lifetime last weekend when a shark decided to hunt down one of them in the waters off Santa Barbara.
Video postedby Ron Takeda shows a fellow foil surfer holding a selfie stick recording the waves, with Takeda trailing him in the background.
Takeda said he wanted to test out new equipment — foil surfing boards are equipped with an underwater hydrofoil that help lift the board out of the water.
At one point in the planned 19-mile run, Takeda said he heard splashing white water and gurgling behind him, trailing his board.
He initially thought it was seaweed or his waist leash, but there was no drag, Takeda said. Another look back revealed a “big girthy dark torpedo shape,” he said.
He recounted yelling to his friend, “Hey is that a dolphin?” The shared video shows Takeda asking, “Is that a shark?”
“Yea!” his friend responded. “Don’t fall!”
The video later captures the race between Takeda and the shark, as Takeda speeds up.
“Oh my god, it’s coming for you!” his friend yells. “Run!”
“Go! Go! Go!” his friend continues yelling, as the chase resumes further into the background of the video. Toward the end of filming, Takeda only appears as a speck on the water’s horizon.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
