Kristin Orr, left, and Ida Parker were rescued Wednesday evening after they encountered a great white shark while kayaking off Plymouth, Massachusetts.

This photo provided by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries shows holes in a kayak that, according to agency experts, were made Wednesday by a bite from a great white shark off the coast of Plymouth, Mass.

Ida Parker and Kristin Orr say they were about 150 yards off shore near Plymouth, Wednesday evening taking pictures of seals when something came up from beneath and tried to take a bite out of one kayak. Photo provided by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

This photo shows holes in the hull of a kayak created by a bite from a great white shark. Photo provided by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

This photo from the Massachusetts State Police was shared on Twitter.