Dad and son ‘stalked’ by boat-eating shark near island
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An Aussie boy will return from school holidays next week with quite a story to tell after he and his father had a startling encounter off the NSW coast.
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Todd Lloyd and his son Flynn were fishing on their boat near Windang Island, just north of Shellharbour, when a third, less friendly angler joined them.
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A 2.5-meter (roughly 8.2 feet) shark suddenly appeared and started to circle the vessel.
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The creature even nudged the boat several times, giving the pair quite a fright, WIN News Illawarra reported.
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The father and son told the publication they have never seen such a large shark, let alone been on board when one decided to try to turn their boat into a snack.
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“I’ve only ever seen the little pretty harmless sharks – they’re not very scary – but that one was definitely one you wouldn’t want to see unless you’re on a boat
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,” Flynn said.
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The pair were captured on camera watching as the shark chucked laps in the water and munched on their motor.
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“We’ve just been fishing around here, there’s some good fish, then for the last half an hour we’ve been stalked,” the young boy said in the video.
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When the father and son returned home, they inspected the damage to their boat and spotted numerous tooth marks on the motor.
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Todd Lloyd told WIN News he was surprised by how “persistent” and “aggressive” the creature was.
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“It wouldn’t leave us,” he said.
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Flynn urged other anglers to be careful.
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“There’s a lot of activity out there, and those ones are pretty aggressive,” he said.
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Aussies divided over dad and son’s shark encounter
Online viewers have detailed their own close calls with sharks while out on the water.
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“I had a similar experience several years ago.
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The shark bit the motor leaving teeth marks on it.
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I believe if I didn’t have a burly bucket on the back of the boat with bits of fish and bread, the shark would not have been there.
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Just looking for something to eat,” one man said in the comments.
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I had the same thing fishing in Sydney with a great white shark, and I still love telling the story,” another said.
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However, not everyone was as impressed by the father and son’s encounter, with many noting the shark was a young shortfin mako.
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“Just a small mako biting the outboard like they do on a regular basis,” one person said.
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Imagine that,” another said.
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Aussies’ hilarious interview after shark sighting
The viral video comes just months after two boaties gave a colorful interview about a shark sighting.
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Lachie Murrell and Nathan Rolls appeared on Weekend Today in August to talk about their boat being circled by a great white off NSW’s South Coast.
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At the time, the waters where they were parked were teeming with great whites and tiger sharks trying to eat a dead whale carcass.
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The interview started with Lachie describing the moment the shark gnawed at their propeller.
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But when the lads were asked what it felt like being so close to the roughly six-meter (roughly 19.7 feet) shark, the chat took a hilarious turn.
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He blew a hole in his boardies,” Lachie quipped, cracking up the presenters.
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