Personal Narrative Essay About Fishing

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Fishing Today I went scuba diving off the coast of the San Francisco River. I never imagined something so horrifying could be lurking about in the large turquoise blue waters. As I remember that moment in time where I almost lost my life, I realize that I am so thankful for all I have been given. It was a sunny day with the temperature at 85 degrees. My buddy Eric and I decided it was too hot to set out in the sun all day. At that moment we decided to go scuba diving. After about three hours of swimming about and discovering new things, we decided to take a lunch break and come back later. As soon as I started to climb the ladder, an enormous shark jumped out of the water and pounced at me. The predator was so close it was literally

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