Kayaker comes face to face large shark

FRESNO, Calif.

Look at a kayaker's close encounter with a shark.

A commercial fisherman was able to capture the encounter with a 25-foot long Basking Shark on video.

Florida fisherman, Josh Reeves can be seen on camera as he approached the large shark in his 14-foot kayak. Josh says the basking shark was more than twice the size of his kayak.

Basking sharks are not typically dangerous to humans.

Those sharks are usually found in more temperate waters, so seeing one off the coast of Florida is a rare sight.

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