# A Shark Circled This Surfer — a Drone Operator Noticed Before He Did

> - A drone operator in Aptos, California, successfully warned a surfer of a circling great white shark, preventing a potentially dangerous encounter.

- **Source:** [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/shark-circled-surfer-drone-operator-180200135.html?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3983cac2d36efd861b6eb7)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #drone
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3983cac2d36efd861b6eb7

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