The following report was provided by the Shark Research Committee:
On November 16, 2008, Ben B., and his friend Alex, were surfing the north end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco. They had started their first session at 9:30 AM, winding up at 11:45 AM when they headed to the beach for a few minutes of rest. They decided to have one more short session and returned to the water. They were 100–125 meters from the beach at high tide. They had been in the water about five minutes when Busse reported:
“Alex paddled up to me and said, ‘I just saw a fin moving slowly, and directly toward us from beyond the lineup, maybe 25 meters out…it could be a shark.’ He said the fin appeared very briefly, maybe five seconds, then it disappeared. He estimated the height of the dorsal fin to be at least 12 inches. He also saw part of the body around the dorsal fin and said ‘whatever it was, it had a very wide body and looks larger than anything I’ve seen out here…it could be a shark.’ About two minutes later, Alex saw the fin again and this time he went ashore. About three minutes after Alex had gone in, I saw the dorsal fin moving slowly diagonally, northeast toward the beach. The fin was at least 12 inches tall and moved horizontally at the surface. It did not act like a dolphin. After a few seconds the fin disappeared beneath the surface and I headed toward the beach.”
Please report any shark sighting, encounter, or attack to the Shark Research Committee.
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