BEACHGOERS have been filmed running out of the water as a shark approached the shore.
Two swimmers at a beach in Perdido Key, Florida were seen running out of the ocean as a shark swims through the shallow water, in a video sent to local ABC affiliate WEAR by Jennifer Ward.
Ward said the shark was spotted around 2.15pm on Sunday.
Patrons on the shore were heard screaming at others still in the water, warning them that the shark was a mere few feet away.
The shark's fins can be seen poking through the water as it turns around, away from the shore at the end of the video.
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This sighting was only one in a series of sharks that were reported over the July 4th weekend.
Great whites have been spotted near Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts, according to the shark detection app Sharktivity.
Meanwhile, a great white was spotted off the tip of Billingsgate Island on July 1.
Sharks were also reportedly spotted off the coastlines of Chatham and Orleans, Massachusetts.
A great white was also reported lurking off the coastline of Nantucket on Saturday.
Sharktivity users also reported that they found a seal with a shark bite off the coast of Gloucester – a city located in Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
SHARKS FOUND 'EVERYWHERE'
Cape Cod is one of the hotspots for shark sightings in the world.
Experts believe the numbers are rising because of the increasing seal population.
It’s estimated that the Cape was home to more than 30,000 seals in 2017, per The Scientific American.
Marine experts have warned that shark sightings are not restricted to the Cape Cod region.
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Researcher John Chisholm told The Boston Herald: “Most of the focus is on Cape Cod, but these sharks can show up everywhere. They travel all along the coast.”
Florida has been dubbed the shark bite capital, while tourist Heidi Ernst was mauled by a beast in the Bahamas.
Student Cameron Robbins was last seen jumping off a Bahamas cruise ship and plunging into shark-infested waters.
PREVENTING SHARK ATTACKS
Marine biologists have warned how beachgoers can mitigate the risk of being attacked by sharks this holiday season.
Bob Hueter, an Ocearch Shark Biologist, told WINK News that Americans shouldn’t swim before dawn between May and September.
Hueter warned that beachgoers should get out of the water before dusk.
He said: “This is the time when sharks become more active. They actually feed more commonly, generally, during these twilight hours of both dawn and dusk. And why is that? Because they have sort of the advantage on their prey.”
The expert warned that patrons shouldn’t go into the water if they’re bleeding and encouraged people not to wear bright swimsuits.
He said sharks might confuse a bathing suit for fish scales.
Marine biologist Ryan Johnson has warned that swimmers should not act like prey if they encounter a shark.
Last year, adventurer and TV star Bear Grylls told The U.S. Sun that humans shouldn’t panic if they come face to face with sharks.
