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Drone video shows Australian surfer's close call with shark

by Associated Press
| October 7, 2020 8:30 PM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A great white shark circled to within inches of pro surfer Matt Wilkinson's board before darting away in a chilling encounter captured by a drone that is part of an Australian shark warning system.

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