Florida man paddles right into a bull shark while kayaking

Journalist Drew Petrimoulx was kayaking in Tampa Bay, Florida, when he crossed paths with a terrifying bull shark. In a series of videos uploaded to TikTok, Petrimoulx shared his “close call” with the world. Petrimoulx’s videos, which have 287,000 likes and 33,000 likes respectively. In a follow-up comment, Petrimoulx noted that he was kayaking “near a known bull shark breeding ground”. In fact, in Florida, bull sharks aren’t all that uncommon. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. this apex predator often “inhabits estuarine, nearshore and offshore waters of both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida”