The mother of a 6-year-old girl on Sunday captured footage showing what appears to be a shark surfacing just inches from her daughter as she played in the surf in Hawaii.
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The footage, captured by Sheri Gouveia and shared with Hawaii News Now, shows her daughter becoming frightened when the shark thrashes briefly in front of her in chest-deep water at Kalama Beach in Kailua, Oahu.
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The girl, identified by Hawaii News Now as Anela Rezentes, immediately turns and hurries toward shore. Rezentes was not injured and Gouveia could not be reached for comment.
Shayne Enright, spokeswoman for Honolulu Emergency Services Department, told For The Win Outdoors that the encounter was not reported to authorities.
–Image credit: Sheri Gouveia