Overview
- A local videographer posted a drone clip that shows a roughly 10‑foot great white swimming within feet of young swimmers before leaving without injuring anyone.
- The footage was captured and shared by Carlos Gauna, who said he was monitoring the animal from more than a mile away and posted the video to Instagram.
- Gauna and the clip show a visible gash on the shark’s back and dorsal fin that he attributed to a boat propeller and said the animal had breached earlier that day.
- Media coverage and social reaction focused on whether the drone operator or others should have warned the swimmers and noted no reports of official beach closures or agency intervention in the accounts provided.
- The episode underscores how citizen drones are documenting close wildlife encounters and could prompt local conversations about warning protocols, lifeguard practices, and how to handle injured marine animals near swimmers.