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Great white shark makes terrifyingly close pass by fisherman in kayak in shocking video

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There are few activities in this world more relaxing than fishing.

I think we all can agree there is something very zen—like in grabbing a line , a pole, and some bait and just being one with nature for a morning.

Close-up of a fisherman preparing his bait on a fishing rod at sunset. (Getty Images)

One man thought he was going to have a nice, peaceful afternoon on the ocean in his kayak until his day of solo fishing was rudely interrupted by someone with some serious personal space issues.

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And this wasn't a fellow fisherman or some drunk guy in his Boston Whaler.

Hell, it wasn't even a human being.

That's right, a massive great white shark buzzed some poor kayaker just trying to enjoy his day off, and the whole thing was caught on the fisherman's helmet camera.

Footage from the fisherman, David Slavich, shows him getting startled as the giant predator closed in.

A great white shark swims toward the camera in South Australia…

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