A group of people fishing on a Coromandel charter got more than they bargained for when a large Mako shark jumped in their boat giving them a once-in-a-lifetime experience as well as an almighty fright. Churches told the Herald it was the first time he’s ever witnessed a shark jumping into a boat, describing the incident as "bonkers". I told the customers ‘if it jumps in the boat get out of the way’. After crash landing on the boat, the Mako was thrashing around trying to escape for a maximum of "two-minutes tops". "The shark hit the water, did another massive jump and landed about 1m off the boat, which scared the shit out of us.
