A surfer is counting his blessings after frightening footage revealed a hammerhead shark lurking under the surface as he caught a wave in Hawaii.
Matt Reynolds, 56, was filming himself riding waves off of Honolulu earlier this year when he spotted a dark shadow beneath him — and immediately identified the apex predator by its distinctive-head shape.
Viral video of the close encounter ends with a close-up on Reynolds’ shocked expression immediately after he passed over the fish, just feet away from his board.
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