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Drone Footage Illustrates How Difficult It Is for Surfers to See Great White Sharks

As surfers, we know the ocean is home to great white sharks. We’re in their house. But they’re difficult to spot until they’re right up on us.

Pardon the creepy music and the “haunting” title of this video from the Rogue Droner on YouTube. But the footage taken at Tuncurry Beach in New South Wales is a perfect illustration of just how difficult it is for surfers to spot great white sharks while in the water. The great white in the video seems to be trolling the beach, most likely looking for food like rays and different fish. Meanwhile the surfers unwittingly paddle nearby, not knowing what’s swimming just meters away due to reflection of the sun off the water, angle, and other factors. The Rouge Droner has captured a lot of epic footage from this same beach. Have a look here.