Surfer Stalked by Great White Shark on SoCal Beach Relives Terrifying Encounter

The surfer who had a frightening run-in with a great white shark at Newport Beach said she didn’t realize it was the feared predator circling her surfboard until it was too late. “Went to this beach my whole life with my friends,” Vivian Phongngo told KTLA. “I’ve never seen anything bigger than a stingray.” She at first thought the beast was “a really nice fish” before believing it was actually a dolphin.“And then like after three seconds, I was like no, that’s a shark,” she told the outlet.