Regulars at Nauset Beach in Cape Cod had never seen a shark until this past weekend, according to Discovery.
Then out of the blue a 12-14 foot great white shark was spotted dangerously close to a kayaker.
WHDH in Boston was able to get the footage of this nearly fatal encounter.
That kayaker, Walter Szulc Jr., was within 10 feet of the shark and told WHDH that he was only able to see the shark's menacing fin. The station said that people on the beach started to scream and panic. Incredibly, it was Szulc's first time kayaking, he said, and he just barely lived to tell the tale.
Local officials told WHDH that this sudden appearance of sharks is likely due to the growing seal population in the Cape Cod area. The beach immediately barred swimming in the water, but some daring individuals decided to tempt fate anyway. Look how close to the beach this great white gets.
The WHDH news report said that they found seal killed by a shark that day, which means the beach-goers of Cape Cod could be seeing many more dangerous situations in the future.