A kayaker is chased by a shark in Florida
Video: Drew Trousdell
A kayaker in Florida had a close encounter with a shark on September 3.
Drew Trousdell captured GoPro footage of a shark following him and biting his paddle twice. He can be seen in the video examining his paddle after the first encounter with the shark before it strikes again.
Trousdell, an advanced kayaking instructor and Virginia resident, was visiting his father during the time the shark encounter occurred. The kayak instructor told News4Jax that he didn’t realize the severity of the situation until he was safe on the beach. He has paddled in the area at least 50 times and never had a similar encounter. He believes it was a 5-foot blacktip shark.
Was when he left it in the water for a couple of seconds.
I’d bet that looks a lot like a seal flipper to a shark.
nice testament to the strength of carbon fiber.
Sucks on his expensive paddle though.