{"id":724185,"date":"2026-06-25T01:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/724185\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:26:14","slug":"video-shows-huge-great-white-shark-circling-california-paddleboarders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/724185\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows huge great white shark circling California paddleboarders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two paddleboarders were stalked by a very unwelcome guest, as a drone video<\/a> showed a great white shark tracking the pair off the coast of Santa Barbara<\/a> Sunday.<\/p>\n

The two were visiting family during Father\u2019s Day weekend and had initially heard about the shark sighting before going off to locate it.<\/p>\n

An uncle of one of the paddleboarders had flown a drone to try to help them locate the shark, but the pair eventually came back to the shore thinking they had missed it.<\/p>\n

Drone video captured the shark apparently stalking the paddleboarders. ABC NEWS<\/p>\n

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The shark appears to be tracking the two off the coast of Santa Barbara. ABC NEWS<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling is a mix of adrenaline and just this excitement mixed with this \u2013\u2013 it\u2019s a big deal. Like probably shouldn\u2019t be doing that. There\u2019s a moment it becomes real, especially when I saw the shark,\u201d Robert Kagan, one of the paddleboarders, t<\/a>old ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Filmed off the coast of Santa Barbara ABC NEWS<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as I saw the shark I started telling Kayla [Ross]. \u2026 We were terrified going back to shore,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said that he saw something. \u2026 But I didn\u2019t see it because I was just looking forward, paddling. So I didn\u2019t know what he saw, how big it was, so we just went straight back. But that was a little nerve-racking,\u201d Kayla Ross also commented.<\/p>\n

A similar incident also occurred in early June in California when a large shark swam close to a surfer<\/a> off the coast of Aptos near Santa Cruz.<\/p>\n

Shark sightings have increased at California<\/a> beaches with experts predicting a \u201csharky summer<\/a>\u201d as a result of abnormal warm weather and the start of the El Ni\u00f1o cycle.<\/p>\n

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