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Jasmine Fernández

Kayaker bitten by shark after accidentally hooking it while fishing off Malibu

A fisherman was attacked off Paradise Cove in Malibu, California, after accidentally reeling in a shortfin mako shark - (Getty Images)

A man was bitten by a shark Sunday morning while fishing two miles off Paradise Cove in Malibu, California, according to lifeguards.

The unidentified kayaker had hooked a shortfin mako shark at around 7:30 a.m. and brought it onto the vessel, as reported by NBC Los Angeles. The shark bit the angler as he tried to free it, knocking him into the water.

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