Like in the thriller movie Jaws. A three-meter shark caused panic at a resort in the UK: children ran out of the sea screaming

In the turquoise harbor of St. Ives, Cornwall, UK, vacationers were shocked to see a 3-meter-long shark nearby. Frightened teenagers and children who were in the water at the time were forced to swim to shore as quickly as possible.

The incident, which was filmed by eyewitnesses, resembled a fragment from the thriller Jaws, the Daily Mail reports. According to the available information, about 30 visitors were swimming in the ocean when they saw shark fins a few waves away. However, despite its size, this marine creature is completely harmless to humans.

Being the second largest fish in the world, after whale sharks, the "giant shark" can be intimidating at first glance with its huge mouth and thousands of tiny hooked teeth. But, according to National Geographic, they have no interest in tourists. These creatures are usually calm, as they like nothing more than eating tiny organisms such as zooplankton.

A 49-year-old British man who observed the situation said: "I had finished my travels for the day and was walking along the promenade when I spotted a young shark swimming against the harbor wall. It's incredible to see it so close and it's a very rare occurrence as we haven't seen any sharks in the bay for several years." According to him, the children started screaming when they saw the shark nearby, not knowing that it was not a threat.

Giant sharks used to be caught for their meat, fins, and liver oil, which was used to make lamps, oils, and perfumes. It is believed that up to 100,000 creatures were taken out of the North Atlantic, whose population was on the verge of extinction.

In 1998, the sharks became a protected species, but they are still hit by boats, as well as exposed to harmful microplastics and caught in fishing nets. It is one of three species of sharks that feed on plankton and enter shallow waters in the spring and summer months to eat. By the way, in the early nineteenth century, St. Ives was considered the heart of the fishing industry in England.

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