Woman Swims with Great White in Waters off Baja Telegraph UK
go to original March 10, 2013

A Blonde and a Great White Shark (GoProCamera)

Ocean Ramsey, 27, a shark conservationist based on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, swam with the predators in the waters of Baja, Mexico.

Ms Ramsey, a model, said she believes a hands-on approach with her subject is necessary to convince people that sharks are not the vicious creatures portrayed in films.

She said: "It's difficult to express the incredible joy and breathtaking emotion experienced locking eyes with a great white shark.

"Watching the shark acknowledge and observe me, while I peacefully and calmly allowed it to swim towards me, and then experiencing it accepting my touch, allowing me to dorsal and tail ride."

Ms Ramsey told Australia's Daily Telegraph: "The goal was to go and find some great white sharks and collect video footage of their natural behaviour, but also, if the opportunity arose and the conditions were right, to actually interact with them.

Read the whole story at The Telegraph UK

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