Kevin Phan Rescues Great White Shark

0:00A 20-year-old fisherman named Kevin Fan pulled off an incredible rescue of her most of beach in California on April 1st. He hooked a great white shark by accident while fishing, and jumped right into action to free it from the line. Video from a bystander captured the whole thing as Fan waited into the surf, got the shark closer to shore, and carefully cut it loose. A crowd watched from the beach while he guided the powerful creature back toward deeper water until it swam off strong. Some new great whites are protected under California law, so he never planned to catch one. He moved fast to release it safely, stripping down without a second thought, which earned big props from the woman who filmed it all. Shark encounters with people in California stay super rare, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Since 1950, fewer than 250 incidents have happened statewide, mostly with great whites, and under 20 turned fatal. Things like this remind us how wild the ocean stays, even close to shore, and why quick thinking from folks like Fan keeps the balance right.

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