A roughly 15-foot great white shark was captured on video last week swimming close to Santa Monica’s shores, providing a rare glimpse of the fully grown apex predator idling in near-urban waters.

A rare sighting of a fully grown great white shark just 50 yards off the coast of Santa Monica was captured on video by YouTuber The Malibu Artist, challenging long-held assumptions that only juveniles pass through the Santa Monica Bay.

SANTA MONICA - A roughly 15-foot great white shark was captured on drone video last week swimming just 50 yards off the coast of Santa Monica, offering a rare glimpse of the fully grown predator gliding through near-urban waters.