{"id":175972,"date":"2023-05-25T11:18:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T11:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=175972"},"modified":"2023-05-25T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T11:18:58","slug":"huge-shark-spotted-swimming-under-kayakers-in-surreal-nose-to-nose-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/huge-shark-spotted-swimming-under-kayakers-in-surreal-nose-to-nose-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge shark spotted swimming under kayakers in ‘surreal nose-to-nose’ moment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A huge shark was filmed having a "nose-to-nose" moment with two kayakers when it emerged to water surface right next to them. <\/p>\n

    Louise Barker, 33, and pal Becky Hatchett, got on a double kayak and went for a trip along the the coast of West Cork in Ireland.<\/p>\n

    And to their surprise, they spotted a "stunning creature" to swimming towards them.<\/p>\n

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    In the video Louise shared on Twitter, she pointed the camera to the front of her kayak and showed a dark shadow in the water.<\/p>\n

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    She gasped and panned slowly as the shark swam slowly right under and its fin brushed right alongside her.<\/p>\n

    "Oh, ssssshhhhh…" she said while Becky was holding her laugh at the back."<\/p>\n

    They stopped paddling and waited as the shark circled around them until it swam further out to the deep water.<\/p>\n

    Louise said: "Had a little bump from a curious basking shark off the West Cork coast yesterday. What a stunning creature.<\/p>\n

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    "It was a pretty surreal experience having this curious guy pop up next to us. Such a gentle giant."<\/p>\n

    Louise headed out on her first kayaking trip of the year with Becky, 46, on Monday.<\/p>\n

    "We had perfect weather conditions, so we headed out in Becky's double kayak, and it did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

    "We had heard about recent basking shark sightings along the coast and we were hoping to catch a glimpse of a fin."<\/p>\n

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    "I wasn't expecting to come nose-to-nose with one."<\/p>\n

    Becky, an artist and member of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, shared: "We've seen minke whales, basking sharks and dolphins from the same spot as it's a very popular feeding ground for wildlife."<\/p>\n

    The two friends met during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and became "swimming buddies".<\/p>\n

    She added: "During Covid, there were so many more sightings, when the fishing boats weren't around, but now with the trawlers out we don't see as much activity."<\/p>\n

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