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Great white shark caught on video near San Francisco surfers

SAN FRANCISCO -- A video of what is believed to be a great white shark leaping out of the water at a San Francisco beach just beyond a line of surfers was making the rounds Thursday, CBS station KPIX-TV reports.

The video, captured by the camera stationed at Ocean Beach by surfing website Surfline.com, showed what is estimated to be a seven- or eight-foot juvenile great white shark breaching the water just past the surf break Wednesday morning.

In an article posted on the website, longtime Ocean Beach surfer Nick Masturzo said he spotted the shark at around 8:45 a.m.

“I saw it straight on,” Masturzo told Surfline.com. “And when I saw that white belly go up and the super defined white of pectoral fins I knew what it was.”

Masturzo shared what he saw with the other surfers out trying to catch a wave. While some of the surfers came in, others braved the waters instead of heading for the beach.

According to the website, there has never been a documented shark attack on Ocean Beach.

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