{"id":179694,"date":"2023-09-06T17:19:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=179694"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:19:15","slug":"huge-13ft-beast-appears-and-circles-kayaker-off-uk-coast-leaving-him-stunned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/huge-13ft-beast-appears-and-circles-kayaker-off-uk-coast-leaving-him-stunned\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge 13ft beast appears and circles kayaker off UK coast leaving him stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"

A kayaker was stunned after spotting a large shark fin circling around him a mile into the sea in the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n

Ally Connell Sr., 38, was on a fishing trip and out on a kayak when he saw the massive fish poking out of the water, saying that he found it exhilerating rather than frightening.<\/p>\n

And that's because Ally, from Dunbar, Scotland, recognised the beast as a 13ft harmless basking shark, and captured the unique experience on camera. <\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cI went out fishing with a friend on our kayaks. We are both local to Dunbar and so we go out from the east beach.<\/p>\n

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''Around a mile and a half from the east beach shore, I noticed a big fin beside my friend\u2019s kayak. It then started to circle my kayak.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew it was a basking shark \u2013 I thought it was amazing, but I only managed to get a few snaps. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was around the length of my kayak, about four metres, and very curious. It\u2019s the first basking shark I\u2019ve seen in the four years I\u2019ve been fishing there.\u201d <\/p>\n

Basking sharks are the second largest species of shark in the world, growing as large as 26-ft in some cases. <\/p>\n

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