Dad and son stalked by boat-eating shark near island

An Aussie boy will return from school holidays next week with quite a story to tell after he and his father had a startling encounter off the NSW coast.Todd Lloyd and his son Flynn were fishing on their boat near Windang Island, just north of Shellharbour, when a third, less friendly angler joined them.A 2.5-meter (roughly 8.2 feet) shark suddenly appeared and started to circle the vessel.The creature even nudged the boat several times, giving the pair quite a fright, WIN News Illawarra reported.The father and son told the publication they have never seen such a large shark, let alone been on board when one decided to try to turn their boat into a snack.“I’ve only ever seen the little pretty harmless sharks – they’re not very scary – but that one was definitely one you wouldn’t want to see unless you’re on a boat,” Flynn said.The pair were captured on camera watching as the shark chucked laps in the water and munched on their motor.

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“We’ve just been fishing around here, there’s some good fish, then for the last half an hour we’ve been stalked,” the young boy said in the video.When the father and son returned home, they inspected the damage to their boat and spotted numerous tooth marks on the motor.Todd Lloyd told WIN News he was surprised by how “persistent” and “aggressive” the creature was.“It wouldn’t leave us,” he said.Flynn urged other anglers to be careful.“There’s a lot of activity out there, and those ones are pretty aggressive,” he said.Online viewers have detailed their own close calls with sharks while out on the water.“I had a similar experience several years ago.The shark bit the motor leaving teeth marks on it.

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