{"id":140306,"date":"2025-02-11T23:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140306"},"modified":"2025-02-11T23:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:51:04","slug":"video-great-white-shark-chases-kayaker-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140306","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Great white shark chases kayaker in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-ijsue2tgaf9fcyzp\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37766489772\/320\/179\/sou57feueli8kjlj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37766489772\/640\/358\/sou57feueli8kjlj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37766489772\/768\/432\/sou57feueli8kjlj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37766489772\/1536\/864\/sou57feueli8kjlj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37766489772\/992\/558\/sou57feueli8kjlj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37766489772\/1984\/1116\/sou57feueli8kjlj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37766489772\/992\/558\/sou57feueli8kjlj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A kayaker escaped after being chased by a great white shark off the coast of Northland, New Zealand\u00a0(Video Credit: Matthew John Patrick Wells via Storyful).\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A kayaker escaped after being chased by a great white shark off the coast of Northland, New Zealand\u00a0(Video Credit: Matthew John Patrick Wells via Storyful).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Dramatic video has emerged online of a kayaker escaping after being chased by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/shark-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great white shark<\/a> off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, late last month.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Kayak fisherman Matthew John Patrick Wells was documenting his fishing trip with several cameras set up on his boat when he noticed a swell behind him.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;What the \u2026 great white! Great white shark!&#8221; Wells exclaimed as he quickly began to paddle away.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">\u00a0Video shows the large dorsal fin and tail fin (caudal fin) poking out of the water immediately behind Wells&#8217; kayak.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;(Expletive) this, I&#8217;m outta here!&#8221; exclaimed Wells, terrified of what was an expletive-laden escape.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">He quickly cut his live bait on his fishing line.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/ocearch-track-sharks-ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LARGEST SHARK EVER TAGGED BY RESEARCH GROUP SWIMMING OFF THE FLORIDA COAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A recently shared video shows beachgoers on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, successfully helping a shark back into the ocean after it washed ashore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Wells said the great white was larger than his kayak. He estimated the creature was at least 4.5 meters (14.8 feet) and more than 1,000 pounds.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;That was a 1,000-pound shark, and he&#8217;s right behind me!&#8221; exclaimed Wells in his video. &#8220;Leave me alone! He&#8217;s still behind me, he&#8217;s going at my rudder \u2026 he&#8217;s just following me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Wells told Storyful that the shark followed him for at least eight minutes.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">At one point, he exclaimed, &#8220;I&#8217;ve lost sight of him \u2026 he could be swimming underneath me too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;When a great white gets to that size, its main food source is marine mammals, and I am a marine mammal right now,&#8221; said Wells.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As the nerve-wracking chase went on, Wells started talking to the shark and praying to Tangaroa, the god of the sea in M\u0101ori culture.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;If I get eaten, it&#8217;s not going to be much fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Please don&#8217;t attack me, bro!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/bahamas-shark-attack-injures-2-us-tourists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SHARK ATTACK INJURES 2 US TOURISTS IN BAHAMAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Oliver Shipley, shark expert and research professor at Stony Brook University, joined FOX Weather to dispel common myths and misunderstandings about sharks. July 25, 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the video, Wells said he was about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) away from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/beaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not paddling super fast. I&#8217;m trying to keep the paddle strokes nice and quiet so he doesn&#8217;t feel any sort of aggression towards me \u2026 not trying to be too frantic about this. (I) also don&#8217;t want to go too close to the rocks, then he&#8217;ll think I&#8217;m a seal swimming towards the land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In a video posted to Wells&#8217; YouTube channel, he said it took him an hour to calm down after making it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safely<\/a> to shore.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;You&#8217;re going into a big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal<\/a>&#8216;s domain, you&#8217;re going into their house,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Well told Storyful, &#8220;The shark eventually left me unharmed, but the experience is one I will never forget.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It was a beautifully terrifying animal, an apex predator deserving of our utmost respect \u2026 I\u2019m grateful I wasn\u2019t on the menu this day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/great-white-shark-stalks-kayak-new-zealand\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A kayaker escaped after being chased by a great white shark off the coast of Northland, New Zealand\u00a0(Video Credit: Matthew John Patrick Wells via Storyful). 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