Carlsbadistan resident and “world famous kayak fisherman” Bluewater Jon Schwartz, 39, and his wife Veronica were kayaking in Kona, Hawaii when a 9-foot-long tiger shark pulled up along side them, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle.
“It surfaced next to us like a submarine,” said Jon Schwartz. “It was like 9, 10 feet long, directly perpendicular to us, about 12 feet away, a tiger shark, about 200 pounds. It was staring at us, right next to us. Our worst fear was right in front of us.”
Luckily, Schwartz was armed with a device called a Shark Shield.
In the chaos of the moment, Schwartz said he remembers flipping a switch to activate the Shark Shield. They watched as the shark suddenly veered off just a few feet from them.
“It was as if the shark hit a force field,” Schwartz said. . . . The pair said they went crazy with relief, shouting and hooting. “It was unbelievable,” Veronica said.
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[Link: San Francisco Chronicle]
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