A 42-year-old surfer, Jens Heller, experienced a shocking shark encounter while surfing at Montara State Beach. After a sudden jolt beneath his board, he found himself face-to-face with a shark, described as potentially 10 feet long. The shark, initially holding onto his board, released it after a brief struggle, allowing Heller to paddle back to shore safely. Despite his thrilling experience, his family, including his wife and young daughter, remained unaware until he reached them, emphasizing the thrill and danger of surfing in shark-inhabited waters.
I shoved the board towards the shark and tried to kick to get away, but then it let go of the board pretty quickly and just swam away.
It felt like almost hitting a rock or something. I did not expect a shark to be there.
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