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A surfer in Capitola says that he saw a large shark swimming in a zigzag pattern just a few feet away from him. Paul Johnson said it happened after 10am Wednesday morning, about 200 yards offshore. The predator, which he described as “a gray torpedo silhouette in the water,” came within just a few feet of him. Upon returning safely to shore, he reported the incident to local authorities, who posted shark warning signs along the beach. Not everyone saw them, though, and the beach was still crowded with swimmers and surfers, many of them unaware of the danger.

Johnson said that he thought it was a great white, but admitted that this was based more on the rumors of a great white in the area than anything else. Officials are not yet convinced of the identification and insist that it may be a basking shark instead. Still, they are not willing to take any chances, and are warning swimmers that they enter the water at their own risk. Read more at KTVU.

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