I just came across this story on AOL, and it’s pretty nuts. Check it out:

A large shark in Australia entangled itself in a surfer’s leg rope and began towing him and his board out to sea, the surfer said Tuesday.

John Morgan, a 51-year-old surf shop owner from the east coast tourist town of Byron Bay, compared his terrifying 170-foot ride off a local beach to being towed by a jet ski.

He said he was about 330 yards from shore and paddling out when the 10-foot shark swelled up from underneath him Sunday afternoon.

“It freaked me out,” Morgan said. “It bumped my leg rope and next thing it tangled itself in the leg rope and started charging out to sea with me in tow.”

Read more about the story here.

We’ve had our share of shark stories here in OC. Read them below:

Shark sighting (unconfirmed): Huntington Beach

Expert says kayaker encounter with great white was “investigation attack”

Shark attacks woman on kayak at Catalina. Poll: Are you scared of sharks?

Large great white shark follows Outriggers about a mile offshore in Laguna

Great white sharks: Have you seen any? Check out our map of sightings

Great white shark spotted by charter boat 2 miles off Doheny State Beach

Great whites off Newport Beach: photos from 2002

Shark kills swimmer in Solana Beach just south of OC - local beaches stay open

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