Gauna posted a video<\/a> of the frightening moment on his Instagram page @themalibuartist<\/a>. Gauna did not say specifically when or where the video was taken.<\/p>\n “I don’t often get nervous but this was one of those rare instances where I did,” Gauna’s Instagram post reads. “The young swimmers had no idea. I’m standing over a mile away.”<\/p>\n File: A great white shark seen near the La Jolla coast. (Dustin Sergent)<\/p>\n The shark seen in the video had what appears to be a boat propeller wound near its dorsal fin, Gauna said. He suspects that the injury might be what’s caused it to linger in the area.<\/p>\n “I watched it breach twice in one day,” he wrote on social media. “And because of the injury, I don’t know if it’s searching for easier prey or if it’s more alert. Either way, this shark does approach humans at a higher frequency. At least by my observations.”<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n \u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTLA.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n![\"<em>File:](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktla_articles_362\/0200a55a79d70e32fc3aaf530ff31c61.jpeg\"\/)
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