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Shark cruises inches below surfers off Manhattan Beach

The surfer who filmed it says it was the first shark he had ever seen at Manhattan Beach; experts blame warm El Niño water.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWe promised you this one: a surfer in Manhattan Beach filmed a shark gliding inches beneath a group of surfers on Friday, and the video is now all over social media.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe guy who filmed it says it's the first shark he has ever seen at that beach, so he picked a great day to start a collection.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe species is still unidentified, though ABC7 in Los Angeles notes that juvenile great whites are common in those waters.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExperts say warmer water from this season's El Niño is drawing unusual sea creatures to the coast.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the shark didn't sneak up on them. It just joined the lineup, and it definitely caught better waves.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne marine scientist calls nearby El Porto a nursery for baby great whites, and says there has never been an incident there.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA nursery. So the surfers were basically loudly paddling through a daycare.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNaptime was clearly over.

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