Mark McCracken was fishing a half听mile off Gaviota State Beach, in Southern California, when a hammerhead shark started ramming and biting his kayak, according to 听by听McCracken on Monday. After hitting the shark with his paddle more than 20 times, the animal retreated enough for McCracken to paddle back to shore.
鈥淓ven after I was on shore, he paced back and forth in about three feet of water, like he was just waiting for me to come back out,鈥 McCracken听wrote on听Instagram. 鈥淧retty bizarre and crazy experience to say the least.鈥
Watch the encounter here:
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