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Great white shark seen swimming dangerously close to children near Southern California beach, video shows

A great white shark was spotted swimming dangerously close to a group of children off the coast of Southern California, video posted to social media on Monday shows. Photographer Carlos Gauna said he filmed the encounter with his drone while he was a mile away from the young swimmers, who were seem...

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What happenedGreat white shark seen swimming dangerously close to children near Southern California beach, video shows.
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Great white shark seen swimming dangerously close to children near Southern California beach, video shows

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A great white shark was spotted swimming dangerously close to a group of children off the coast of Southern California, video posted to social media on Monday shows. Photographer Carlos Gau...

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Center-left ·News report

Video shows great white shark stalking swimmers

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A great white shark is seen swimming terrifyingly close to a group of kids playing in the ocean. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz speaks to the photographer who captured the chilling video.

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