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Great white shark leaps from water in Massachusetts

Posted at 11:48 AM, Aug 07, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-07 12:48:56-04

A Massachusetts shark expert had a close encounter with a great white shark last week, and it was all caught on camera.

Greg Skomal was on a tagging trip near Cape Cod, when the great white breached the water and jumped up with its jaws open. 

It happened as Skomal stood on the extended bow of a research vessel.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy released video of the close encounter Monday.