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Spain: moments of terror for kayak fisherman when he was surrounded by a hammerhead shark – See how he chased it away

The fisherman can be heard shouting, in fact, "go away you bastard"

Newsroom September 24 09:15

 

Moments of terror were experienced by a kayak fisherman in Spain when he suddenly saw a shark circling his kayak.

Kayaker fights off hammerhead shark using his paddle after beast stalked him off Canary Islands pic.twitter.com/VUU6sEaxQN

— The Sun (@TheSun) September 23, 2024

The video shows the shark, which the fisherman identified as a hammerhead, swimming around the kayak.

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The fisherman is even heard shouting, “Go away, you bastard!”

The incident took place off the town of Tazacorte in the west of the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.

 

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