Great white shark thwarts marathon swim in San Francisco Bay

A great white shark thwarted a Northern California man’s quest to become the first person to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands.

Great white shark thwarts marathon swim in San Francisco Bay

A great white shark thwarted a Northern California man’s quest to become the first person to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands.

Marathon swimmer Simon Dominguez, from Corte Madera, was trying to swim about 28 miles (45km) when his teenage daughter, in a support boat, spotted the great white just 3.5 miles (5.6km) from his goal, KPIX-TV reported.

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