//This surfer had no idea how close he came to a shark — until he saw the drone footage

This surfer had no idea how close he came to a shark — until he saw the drone footage

Drone operators saved an Australian former surfing champion from a potential shark attack off New South Wales on Wednesday.Matt Wilkinson was surfing at Sharpes Beach at Ballina when the team at Surf Life Saving NSW noticed a five-foot white shark just behind him, the organization said in a press release.The NGO flies drones over popular surf spots to keep an eye out for sharks, and