Kye Wilkinson was surfing at Shelly Beach in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday when he felt something nudge his surfboard.
A surfer has recounted the "scary" moment he spotted a five-metre great white shark while hitting the waves on the NSW North Coast.
Kye Wilkinson, 23, was surfing at Shelly Beach in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday when he felt something nudge his surfboard. "I felt something hit the bottom of my board and then saw a massive black shadow cruising under me," he told 9News.A surfer has recounted the moment he spotted a five-metre great white shark. He shouted out to other surfers who were in the ocean to warn them and when they didn't hear him, he decided to take the risk and paddle over to them."I'm sitting there discussing it again a third time it came back.
"I appreciate the boys a lot, they tried to keep everyone calm, everyone got back to shore safely," he said.Temu kids hoodies recalled after child injuredThat was when they watched his GoPro footage, which he started recording after he felt the initial nudge.The shark appeared to be around four to five metres long.Kye said he's probably going to stay out of the water for a bit following the close call.
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