SURFER PASSES A SHARK WHILE CATCHING A WAVE<br />WITH VID<br />BY SALONI MATHUR <br />Watch this incredible drone footage of a surfer catching a wave right next to a shark. <br />Captured by Lexo Aveleyra at Windmills Beach, near Cape Naturaliste, Australia, the video shows a bronze whaler shark swimming close to a surfer. <br />The surfer was lined up for a wave, and as he committed and dropped in, he rode straight toward the shark, passing within what looked like just over a metre. <br />They crossed paths for a brief moment, both completely at ease in the crystal-clear water.<br />The shark showed no interest, continuing on its way.<br />Lexo said: “I was scouting the area flying my drone when I spotted the bronze whaler shark, approximately 2 to 2.5 metres long. <br />“The distance between the shark and surfer when the surfer rode the wave past the marine animal was quite small. They were very, very close. <br />“I love how the video shows two creatures in their natural element, connected only by the rhythm and movement of the sea.”<br />ENDs
