Shark swims beneath Gold Coast surfers on drone footage
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There are close encounters, and then there’s this.
There are close encounters, and then there's this.
A group of surfers off Palm Beach on the Gold Coast were filmed by a drone, blissfully unaware of the potential menace lurking below.
Drone operator Brendan Petherick said he couldn't believe his eyes after spotting a shark swimming between board riders under the surf break.
Nobody was hurt, but the near-miss comes after a number of recent close calls on Australian beaches.
Pro surfer Matt Wilkinson was targeted by a two-metre shark at Sharpes Beach at Ballina yesterday, the encounter filmed by the Surf Life Saving NSW UAV.
And teenager Sav Marafioti had a lucky escape after a shark dragged him underwater on a northern Perth beach on Sunday.
Source: 9News https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-attack-surfers-close-encounter-spotted-by-drone-palm-beach-gold-coast/18e095bd-fdce-4b84-b189-f097fa4276d4