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California surfer comes face to face with 10-foot shark

California surfer makes narrow escape after shark chomps his board. ‘My lucky day’

Luckily for one California surfer, a shark swimming in San Mateo County waters over the weekend managed to get only a sample of his surfboard. Jens Heller was about 100 yards offshore at Montara State Beach sitting on his board Saturday when the shark attacked, according to reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle.

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California Surfer Shows Off Bite Marks On Board After Shark Chomped Down On It During Scary Encounter

Most people know surfers tend to be the victims of a disproportionate number of shark attacks due to the boards that make them resemble the animal's prey.

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10-Foot Shark Bites Chunk of Man's Surfboard in California Attack: "I Saw This Big Mouth..."

Bay Area surfer Jens Heller, 42, was paddling in the Saturday afternoon waters off California’s Montara State Beach on May 31, when he found himself tossed from his board, thrown into the drink, and face to face with a massive shark.

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10-Foot Shark Attacks Surfer in Northern CA (Video)

Jens Heller was knocked overboard, when a shark gnawed on his surfboard, while he was surfing Montara State Beach in San ...

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Shark Bites Surfer in Shallow Water at North Carolina Beach

On May 30, 2025, 25-year-old surfer Sean Barton was bitten by a shark while riding a wave off Sunset Beach, North Carolina.

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Where the Most Shark Attacks Have Taken Place So Far in 2025

There’s nothing scarier than a shark in the water. It’s the stuff nightmares are made of and has served as a potent horror ...

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Are shark attacks on the rise? | The Excerpt

So in general, shark attacks are very rare and it doesn't happen ... We did recently learn that surfing legend and actor to Tamayo Perry was tragically killed in a shark attack in Hawaii.

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Florida teen surfer attacked by shark, says it ‘could have been so much worse’

borders Volusia County and follows with 158 attacks, then Palm Beach with 83. Most of those who fell victim to a shark bite last year were either surfing or participating in board sports ...

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Surfer loses leg in shark attack in Australia, helped by man who used dog's leash as tourniquet

Kai McKenzie, 23, was surfing near New South Wales' Port Macquarie ... in a shark attack off the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Shark attacks are generally rare, experts say, but the International ...

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Surfer Steven Payne presumed dead in shark attack while on Australian vacation with girlfriend and dog: ‘It’s just horrible’

Steven Payne, 37, was surfing off Wharton Beach — a remote ... There have been three fatal shark attacks in the region since 2017, ABC reported. The fatal shark attack comes days after a woman ...

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