Walton County man encounters aggressive bull shark while on a jet ski

On Sunday, News 13 received a video of a man who encountered an aggressive bull shark on a jet ski off the coast of Grayton Beach.

[hoopdocs]

So this guy chased a bull shark and it defended itself. And then he called the cops on it. 🤣

[buckeye]

Even the sharks don’t like the wave runners

[BOOShawny]

Imagine driving your car in somebody’s yard and then calling police on the guy who lives there because he’s yelling at you for driving your car in his yard. Haha

[flman]

Dude, you got what you had coming... You circled the shark, you were aggressive to the shark. You got lucky, respect that.

[jeffgarrett]

Enough of the shark stories there are sharks in the sea.
Be worried if you don’t see sharks.

[TimCotton-fich]

why not report what happened... that some asshole on a jetski harassed a shark and it got pissed. Then the Karen reported it to the manager

[sallydaniel]

What a jerk!!! He was harassing the shark, and the shark 🦈 was simply defending itself. He's lucky he didn't get killed

[shawncosmos]

Its there world. You’re a guest in it….

[revolutionhamburger]

Shark when back to the shark news media and complained about aggressive water craft drivers. Never seen a shark on land vexing humans, it's always the puny humans invading the fishy parts of the planet.

[tonyengland]

The bull shark is one tough son of a bitch and very aggressive, but that is their domain

[camgeiger]

We don't go in the water, and sharks don't go in the bars. We each have our own territories, respect them.

[toby]

Bull sharks have extremely high levels of testosterone, looks like it was very pissed off and territorial

[BBrown]

Learn to live w the sharks being there or stay out of the water. They don’t have a Walmart to go to for groceries. Meals are hunted and humans are on the menu if energy is low and it needs to eat. I respect them they survive and have for centuries.

[Dividend_Investing]

I like how she jusy skipped over "where Fridays back to back attacks occured"

[Kross]

I THINK NATURE DNT LIKE WHEN TOO MANY YT PPL IN ONE SPOT FREQUENCY GOES CRAZY 😂 JK

[reaxions]

I love all animals, and agree that the water is the sharks' domain, and that people visiting their domain, i.e. swimming in the surf, should be aware, respectful, etc. As a child and all the way through my early thirties, before I got married and had my son, I used to go night swimming in those waters pretty regularly. I also used to go wade fishing at dawn in waist-deep water in the murky surfs all over the Texas coast with my dad and uncle, from as early on as 8-years-old, with stringers of caught fish (speckled trout, flounder, etc.) tied to my belt. Not because I didn't know about sharks, but because I really just didn't think the chances of being bit were high enough to worry, and, luckily and thankfully, I never got bit. I also used to want to be a marine biologist (until I found out how little money they made) with a very focused fascination of sharks, so I'm very well aware of marine life behavior, and particularly that of sharks, and the one point I'll make about that bull (and others like it), is that it absolutely poses a huge threat to all beach goers, including children, who don't fully comprehend the inherent danger of swimming in close proximity to these animals. Obviously, most sharks would rather mind their own business and hunt for their natural prey, but I'm now to the point in my life where I won't even go much further than knee-deep in the ocean, and don't want my 11-year-old son to, either (yes, I understand they can still bite in knee-deep water, but the chances of lethality are significantly diminished), because it's just not worth the inherent risk to me anymore. However, that being said, I believe they should, at the very least, tag aggressive bulls like this one, keep track of them, and make swimmers aware of when they're near, just like they do with grizzlies in Yellowstone (when the bears get near public areas, they send out rangers to keep everyone safe, including the bears).

I know more than most that the great majority of sharks have zero interest in humans, and will actually steer clear, but some, and particularly bull sharks, because of their extreme levels of testosterone, are not only unafraid, but are more than happy to chomp on whatever is convenient, including children. It would be stupid of me to say that this is the same bull that attacked those people in that area a few days ago, but it's not altogether implausible. And, what I do know is that once a shark (whether it be a white, tiger, bull, etc.) begins to accept humans as potential prey, or isn't scared of potential repercussions from interaction, there's a high likelihood it'll bite people again.

[LightSpeed]

At the 18 seconds mark, the shark does a quick tale whip in an attempt to know the guy off into the water. You have to be stupid to get on any tiny boat in open water. People under estimate these marine animals all the time.They are very stealthy and intelligent creatures

[ericbush]

I'm sorry, but all I could see was the beautiful blue water. South Walton, Florida truly has some of the most gorgeous beaches and water on Earth 🌎.

[TheGothicdolphin]

The shark is acting like the Florida sawfish (and every other fish) that were swimming in circles and thrashing as they were dying from some unknown reason yet to be determined.

[sandradee]

The ocean belongs to all sea life including sharks. It's their home. Respect that. Don't go in the water!