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August 31, 2015

Shark Takes Perfect Bite Out Of Surfer’s Board [Image]

A surfer in California can feel pretty relieved after an attack saw her fend off the shark with her board. She now has that shark's dental record locked down.

No surfer ever wants to get too close to a shark, but if they must take a bite you’d hope it was the board that bore the brunt of the attack.

Surfer Elinor Dempsey may need a new board but she walked away unscathed after a rather close call. ABC reports:

Dempsey was surfing in front of Morro Strand Campground in the central coast of California when she noticed what she thought was a dolphin underneath her board…But then the animal — believed to be a great white shark — went after her.

Dempsey pushed the board toward the shark as she jumped off. Nearby surfers helped bring her to shore…

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Dempsey [said] that she was shaken but more upset that she never had enough time to surf.

“I didn’t get a wave,” said the 54-year-old surfer. “That’s the worst part — I got no waves.”

That’s some proper dedication right there. You wouldn’t find me in any great hurry to climb back into the water after seeing my board become a snack to what is rumoured to have been a six-foot great white.

[source:abc]