A former ironwoman from Gold Coast has detailed her story of an unexpected visitor when paddling at Shark Bay off the coast of Western Australia.
While attempting a stunning record-break of travelling around Australia on a surf ski, Bonnie Hancock believes she encountered a terrifying great white shark.
"I was about 100 metres behind our sail boat and one of my crew quickly gestured for me to catch up," Hancock said.
In conversation during her rest day at Carnarvon, the paddler said it occured as she was leaving the Gascoyne region.