Paddleboarders in close brush with hammerhead shark off Florida coast

Gabriel Barajas and Malea Tribble thought it was all over for us' - but marine expert suggests shark was merely being inquisitive'

A pair of paddleboarders raising money for charity had a frightening encounter with a hammerhead shark that circled them near Florida's coast - and the entire incident was caught on video.

Gabriel Barajas and Malea Tribble were paddling from Florida to the Bahamas, an 80-mile journey, to raise money for cystic fibrosis awareness, WJZY reported.