VIDEO: Great White shark attack in California

MONTEREY BAY, California -- A unsuspecting man was knocked off his kayak in the open ocean by a Great White shark in Monterey California.

A nearby man captured the terrifying moments of the attack on video.

The shark can be seen thrashing in the water and then chomping down on the kayak.

Luckily the kayaker was able to swim away and was rescued by a family nearby on a sailboat.

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