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Local man describes close encounter with shark

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A local stand-up paddle-boarder spoke to News 8 about his close encounter with what scientists say was a great white shark.

The picture, featured in this story, shows Buck Elsmore staring in disbelief as he spotted a shark fin close to his paddleboard off Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, back in the fall.

After looking at the photo, an expert at Scripps Institution of Oceanography says the fin likely belonged to a juvenile great white shark.

Elsmore describes his feelings after seeing the shark appear from out of the blue:

"All I knew is that I was glad to be on top of the water for one thing. And second thing, was I just wanted to see where he was going to go so that I could get away 'cause, you know, they control water."

Elsmore says the shark swam near his board for about a minute before going back to the deep.