A drone captures the moment pro-surfer Matt Wilkinson is stalked by a large shark near Ballina — the 32-year-old had no idea how close the animal came to him and now admits 'he's feeling pretty lucky'.
Pro-surfer Matt Wilkinson has narrowly avoided a shark attack while surfing near Ballina, on NSW North Coast, in a terrifying encounter captured on camera.The shark looked to be about 2.5 metres longA NSW Surf Life Saving drone alerted Wilkinson to the shark circling at Sharpes Beach.
"I heard a little splash behind me, looked back and there was nothing there, and then the lifeguards drone came down and said that there was a dangerous shark in the area," he said. "The shark had kind of come at me from in front and then went around the back and had a little go at my legs, then last minute decided that my feet stunk or something and turned away.""It could have been either a little white or a bull shark or a bronzie," Wilkinson said.Surfer Matt Wilkinson said the shark was about 2.5 metres long.
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