Kayaker forced to fend off 'super aggressive' shark with paddle
A fisherman was forced to use his paddle to fend off a "super aggressive" hammerhead shark after it started head butting his kayak.
The 33-year-old construction worker told NBC he was fishing near Santa Barbara when the 'super aggressive' shark began circling.
"It hit the back of my kayak twice and I turned around to see it," Mr McCracken said.
"I couldn't tell if he was biting (the kayak) or if he was head-butting it but soon as I saw it I just started going at him with the paddle."
The video shows Mr McCracken nudging the shark with his paddle as it swims past, returning a number of times to ram the side of the vessel.
Mr McCracken tried to row to land, but the shark followed quickly and very closely.
"[It] followed me all the way into about three feet of water," McCracken said.
"Even after I got out of my kayak and made it to the beach he was sitting right there…it was pretty creepy."
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