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Surfing With A Great White Shark

The shocking picture of a shark sighting sign posted at Waimea Bay

Surfing With A Great White SharkAnother dedicated reader sent in this incredible footage of a surfer and a great white shark playing in the surf. Its authenticity is disputable, and here at The Fear Beneath we tend to believe that this shark would be ripping those surfers into several pieces. We'll let you draw your own conclusions. … [Read more...]

Neil Salunga, Shark Fighter (?)

Neil Salunga, Shark Fighter? Hmm.

(Another account of aggressive sharks in California's Red Triangle. Although we wonder - who the hell is Neil Salunga and why does the San Diego Reader Weekly care? Yet we post it anyway... -MB)By "Ollie" - San Diego Reader WeeklyName: Neil SalungaAge: 29Occupation: FirefighterLives in: San YsidroPre-surf music: N.W.A.Girls in the water?: “Total distraction.”Neil Salunga recounts the experience of getting attacked by a shark:“A year ago, I was surfing at … [Read more...]

Surfer Shares Wave With Great White Shark in Australia!

Surfer Fergal Smith rides a wave off the coast of Perth, Australia, unaware he is just a few feet from a Great White Shark

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIAThis is the adrenaline-pumping moment surfer Fergal Smith catches a 'tube' completely unaware he is sharing the wave with a Great White shark.Mr Smith, 21, from Ireland was surfing two miles off the coast of Perth in Western Australia when he found himself just a few feet from the 500-pound monster.The holidaymaker only realized his close encounter when photographer Phil Gallagher showed him the photo of the shark lurking under the water in front of Mr. … [Read more...]

23 SHARK ATTACKS IN ONE YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Volusia County Breaks Record for Shark Attacks in One Year

BREAKING NEWSWith shark attack number 23 on an unidentified surfer Sunday, Volusia County has set the record for the most shark attacks in one year, breaking the previous record of 22 bites in the year 2001 (for which Volusia County was given the dubious distinction of being the Shark Attack Capital of the World.)The (currently) unidentified man was surfing just south of the jetty about mid-day when he sensed something biting his foot, stated Captain Scott Petersohn, the … [Read more...]

Shark Park

Off of the Santa Barbara Coast, near San Miguel Island, lies one of California's many natural spectacles.They call this one Shark Park.As you get past the rock, you can see that you are in a ring of reefs and rocks that is about a mile across. This place is known as Shark Park. With good reason. This is the open ocean. Next stop is Hawaii. There are Great Whites and Open Ocean Makos here. While they seem to rarely present a problem, it you have seen one of these landlords here, you … [Read more...]