“Get out of the water!”
Florida beachgoers were forced to flee Saturday when sharks began circling the shallow waters off Jacksonville, according to a report.
Viral footage of the incident at Neptune Beach was posted to social media, with many calling it a scene out of the 1975 classic Jaws.
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“Get out the water!” 🦈😲 This video shows sharks spotted in shallow waters near kids playing at Neptune beach in Florida. A shark DID attack a man in Jacksonville Beach on the same day.
📌Jacksonville, FL
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The sharks can be seen swimming only a few feet away from where children are playing.
Lifeguards begin escorting people to the shore, and one witness yells, “Get out of the water!”
No one in the video was reported injured. However, there is an unconfirmed report that a man had been attacked that day in the waters off Jacksonville.
The attack left his leg in “shreds,” the report said.
All along the East Coast, beachgoers have been subjected to an increase in shark sightings.
“One thing to keep in mind is sharks are not out there trying to eat surfers and swimmers,” Chris Paparo of the shark research team at South Fork Natural History Museum said.
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“They’d much rather eat fish, but in many cases they mistake us for their actual prey. When they do bite, they usually move on.”
