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A professional surfer competing in a contest Tuesday at San Francisco's Ocean Beach left the water in the middle of a heat after saying he saw a large shark.

Canada's top-ranked professional surfer has won the O'Neill Cold Water Classic on a beach in his hometown of Tofino, B.C..

Peter Devries beat Australian Jay Thompson on Saturday, walking away with $20,000 in prize money at the competition on the west coast of Vancouver Island.