Kayakers great white shark attack incident which happened in Plymouth fortunately ended with nobody getting hurt. According to multiple reports, the two kayakers involved in the kayakers great white shark attack incident managed to escape unhurt, even as the large fish was able to take a bite out of one of their boats.
Officials said the kayakers great white shark attack incident occurred Wednesday evening off the coast of Plymouth.
What was supposed to be a pleasant trip by two Massachusetts kayakers with the purpose of viewing some seals turned into a horrifying nightmare when the kayakers saw a great white shark, reports the Associated Press.
Assistant Harbormaster Stefan Gustafson said the kayakers great white shark attack incident happened at the Plymouth harbormaster around 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gustafson added that harbour master officials were able to respond to the incident at Manomet Point, about 100 yards off the coast, which saved the girls' lives.
According to the AP, the kayakers's names from the kayakers great white shark attack incident are Ida Parker and Kristin Orr. They described themselves to be experienced kayakers, who happened to be about 150 yards off shore Wednesday evening when the great white shark appeared.
They were reportedly taking pictures of the seals when the great white shark suddenly came up from beneath them, apparently trying to bite one of the kayaks.
Both women were surprised and were instantly thrown off their kayaks and into the water.
Gustafson said, "The shark had bit through one of their kayaks. Both kayakers were knocked into the water, and one of the kayaks was sinking."
"It happened so fast" Orr said.
She added, "I was talking to (Parker) and the next minute I'm in the water and I just see a shark biting my kayak."
According to the AP, when Parker got up to take a closer look, she saw a "dark gray, pointy nose, big teeth, big eyes."
Parker said, "It was like right next to me. It was petrifying."
Good thing there was a bystander present at the time who saw the kayakers great white shark attack incident. According to CBS Local, the good Samaritan called for help after seeing the two women, who were both in their 20s, submerged and screaming for help.
Meanwhile, in an interview, Orr admitted to her mistake of thrashing around.
Orr said, "I probably did what I shouldn't supposed to do and started thrashing around and started climbing back in my kayak."
The enormous fish eventually swam away.
According to The Boston Globe, harbormaster officials responded to the scene of the kayakers great white shark attack incident and were able to rescue the two females.
Gustafson said one of the kayakers was from Plymouth, while the other was from Barnstable.
Eventually, the women calmed down after seeing rescue and they waited in the water until the Plymouth Harbormaster pulled them onto his boat.
A Division of Marine Fisheries spokeswoman said an agency expert confirmed the frightening incident to be indeed of a great white shark. According to the AP, the identification was made of the fish as they found a tooth fragment and a very large bite in one of the kayaks.
According to CBS Local, the kayak was sent to Environmental Police for examination.
Meanwhile, the kayakers great white shark attack incident reportedly isn't an uncommon occurrence these days.
Spokeswoman Kristi Selmi for the Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs said that the appearance of great whites have become common off the coast of Massachusetts in recent summers because of their attraction to the seals, which are their favorite meal.
Because of these shark sightings, beaches are often prompted to close, reports the AP.
Selmi said, "Shark sightings have become a more common occurrence during the summer months due to an increasing population of grey seals in the area."
A Duxbury beach was forced to close and its swimmers were ordered out of the water after officials spotted a 12-15 foot shark in the waters close to swimmers.
Kayakers great white shark attack incident ended with nobody getting hurt, however both women admitted that they should not have been near the seals. According to CBS Local, they want their Kayakers great white shark attack experience to be a lesson to others as well.
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