It might have been a scene straight out of “Jaws.”
Swimmers at Hillary’s Canine Seashore close to Perth, Western Australia got here dangerously near demise on Dec. 28 after a tiger shark was noticed lurking close to the shore.
Heartstopping drone footage captured by beachgoer Sam Wooden exhibits the large predator within the clear and iridescent Aussie waters — simply meters from unsuspecting bathers.
At one level, the shark might be seen charging towards one girl earlier than it drastically does a U-turn, deciding it’s tired of her.
“I used to be apprehensive that this may very well be an assault, and clearly I used to be fairly scared,” Wooden advised an area information outlet following the shark sighting.
The native stated he was filming along with his drone about 800 meters again from the seaside and ran right down to the shore as soon as he realized there was a shark within the shallows. All swimmers had been rapidly faraway from the water and an assault was averted.
Viewers who noticed the native report on the shark sighting took to Fb to share their ideas, with many Western Australian residents saying it’s in no way unusual to identify the predators.
“Over a six-month time interval, I’ve seen six sharks… Now I simply don’t swim anymore,” one wrote.
“No shock to me. I’ve seen stuff like this in life. I’ve seen rays and sharks over 5 ft come inside 2 ft of swimmers in waist-deep water and never have a clue,” one other chimed in.
A 3rd declared: “I used to be beneath the impression that western Australian waters had been stuffed with sharks and ones that just like the shallows. I really like the shoreline there however I wouldn’t go swimming.”
Certainly, shark assaults in Western Australia aren’t remarkable. Again in October, a person practically had his arm severed after being bitten by a shark whereas spearfishing within the space.
Nevertheless it’s not simply Australia experiencing an uptick in shark sightings and assaults.
This previous summer season, the east coast of the US skilled a shark scourge with a spate of assaults.
There have been additionally a number of shark sightings and assaults in Florida, with one viral video exhibiting two sharks circling swimmers frolicking within the water at a Jacksonville seaside.
