Two paddleboarders accidentally got up close with a great white shark while 100 yards offshore of a Cape Cod beach. Margaret ...

Margaret Bowles and Maddie Cronin were paddleboarding and taking photos off of Stoney Beach on the 4th of July when Bowles noticed an alarming dorsal fin. “And I was like, ‘Oh my goodness ...

Margaret Bowles and Maddie Cronin were paddleboarding off of Stony Beach in Woods Hole when they spotted the shark’s intimidating fin poking up from the surface of the water.

Margaret Bowles and Maddie Cronin, two rising college sophomores, spent their July 4 paddleboarding off Stony Beach in Cape Cod, Mass., per Boston 25, 7 News, and The Boston Globe.

Paddleboarders encounter great white shark off Cape Cod, Mass. 0:00 / 0:00 By Barney Lerten Published July 9, 2025 10:44 am ...

“And then I see this big fin pop up next to her. It’s like 8 inches out of the water, sort of fleshy grey, and I’m like, ‘Oh my goodness, that’s a shark. We’ve got to go,'” Bowles said.

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Two college students who were paddleboarding off the coast of Cape Cod photographed a surprising close encounter with a great white shark on July 4.