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A man kayaking on the San Mateo County coastline this weekend survived a great white shark attack that ejected him into the water and left his kayak with bite marks.
James Nothhelfer, a lifeguard peace officer with California State Parks, said kayakers reported the attack near Bean Hollow State Beach to him Saturday afternoon, "a couple of hours after the fact."
According to reports on the NorCal Kayak Anglers Web site, a kayaker identified only as "Dan" was tossed out of his kayak in the skirmish with a great white shark. He managed to scramble back inside his boat, even as the shark gnawed on his kayak, according to a posting by an eyewitness.
Fellow kayaker Steven Lam wrote on the group's Web site that the shark's bite marks on the upper bow of the kayak were probably 20 inches in diameter and "big enough to swallow a watermelon. Some of the teeth marks actually punctured through the plastic."
The kayaker himself emerged uninjured, Nothhelfer said.
At this time of year, white sharks tend to spend more time in shallower waters, said Carrie Wilson, a marine biologist with the state's Department of Fish and Game.
A man kayaking on the San Mateo County coastline this weekend survived a great white shark attack that ejected him into the water and left his kayak with bite marks.
James Nothhelfer, a lifeguard peace officer with California State Parks, said kayakers reported the attack near Bean Hollow State Beach to him Saturday afternoon, "a couple of hours after the fact."
According to reports on the NorCal Kayak Anglers Web site, a kayaker identified only as "Dan" was tossed out of his kayak in the skirmish with a great white shark. He managed to scramble back inside his boat, even as the shark gnawed on his kayak, according to a posting by an eyewitness.
Fellow kayaker Steven Lam wrote on the group's Web site that the shark's bite marks on the upper bow of the kayak were probably 20 inches in diameter and "big enough to swallow a watermelon. Some of the teeth marks actually punctured through the plastic."
The kayaker himself emerged uninjured, Nothhelfer said.
At this time of year, white sharks tend to spend more time in shallower waters, said Carrie Wilson, a marine biologist with the state's Department of Fish and Game.
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