Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Publisher signals
68/100
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The terrifying moment a fisherman in a flimsy kayak was stalked by a huge great white shark off the coast of California has been caught on video.
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fisherman → stalk → video
David Slavich was kayaking in Half Moon Bay, 30 miles south of San Francisco on Sunday when he spotted the beast approaching him.
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'I hear this woosh, and I look over my shoulder, and I see this massive silhouette and the distinctive fin,' Slavich told KRON.
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Slavich → hear → KRON
'This is not a killer whale, this is not a dolphin, this is a great white,' Slavich added.
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Slavich → add → ?
Harrowing video filmed by Slavich showed the predator approaching him.
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'Oh my god, oh my god, there's a great white shark, oh my god,' he said.
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He then reeled in his fishing rod and threw it down to avoid the shark.
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'It's fight-or-flight mode that you go into mostly.
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I was like, I got to get my rig off the water.
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I don't want this thing pulling on my line,' he told the outlet.
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'So I get my rig up super-fast.
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You see that in the video and then I just kind of brace myself for impact.
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I didn't know what was going to happen.'
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David Slavich was kayaking in Half Moon Bay, 30 miles south of San Francisco on Sunday when he spotted the beast approaching him
As the predator approached Slavich, he went: 'Oh my god, oh my god, there's a great white shark, oh my god,' and reeled in his fishing rod to avoid contact
The shark was a few inches away from the fisherman and it ultimately swam past without attacking him.
Slavich recalled that a paddleboarder in the area had earlier warned Slavich about spotting a great white shark nearby.
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paddleboarder → kayak → shark
However the fisherman did not think that he would spot the predator himself.
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he → think → predator
'What are the odds that I'm going to run into the shark that he ran into,' Slavich said.
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'There is this giant eyeball locking with my eyeballs, and it was one of the most surreal moments I've ever had in my life,' the fisherman said.
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Slavich said that he was thankful that the shark did not hurt him and swiftly moved away from his kayak.
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'I think my encounter really just proves that they are not interested in eating people, that they are pretty curious,' he said.
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Slavich's wife Andrea joked that he will not be going on any more fishing trips
'Didn't mean my heart wasn't beating through my chest because they can explore my leg a bit and I won't necessarily survive that exploration,' Slavich said.
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Slavich's wife Andrea joked that he will not be going on any more fishing trips.
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he → joke → trips
Not unless you get a boat,' she said.
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she → get → boat
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