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Shark suspected of capsizing kayak, sending fisherman into the drink

Something struck the kayak about a mile off Leffingwell Landing around nine-thirty Monday morning, and punctures filled the hull; the man swam himself ashore.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA fisherman off California went into the water Monday when something hit the underside of his kayak about a mile from Leffingwell Landing, and officials suspect a shark.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe fire department says punctures filled the hull, so he swam the rest of the way in. Sounds like he was on his own.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe was his own ride.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA mile is a long swim. Chris Lowe at the CSU Long Beach Shark Lab says it was reasonable to assume a shark struck it.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis is file footage, not the actual shark. Look at this, roll it. Fin breaks the surface, right next to the foam.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, I'm not watching. Oh, the big shadow under the water.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch it glide past that floating white object. Elite. Zero hurry.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorState wildlife officials say some white shark encounters are exploratory bites, so it was a curious visit.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score, eight out of ten, one point off for the fisherman getting no replay of his own swim. Clip it.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRun it back. I'm just checking the punctures.

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