Believed to porbeagle - a relative of the Great White - the shark circled for nearly 30 minutes around 9 metres off the coast of Southborne Beach in Bournemouth The fin sighting sparked jaws fears at the seaside hotspot (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto )
Beachgoers were left panic-stricken when they spotted a monster shark prowling the shallow waters of a seaside hotspot .
Photos captured the large porbeagle circling just feet off shore, with experts saying it must have been enjoying “a good feed”. It’s a relative of the great white and has been known to live in waters off the UK’s south coast.
The predator was seen around 30 feet – just over nine metres – off the coast of Southborne beach in Bournemouth. And the sight of its fin protruding above the water’s surface a