THIS is the moment horrified swimmers dash for the shore after bathers spotted an enormous tiger shark prowling just feet away from them.
The chilling video shows the drama unfolding on a beach in Perth, Australia, yesterday, with people also holding back their dogs from rushing into the water and being mauled.
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Bathers had the fright of a lifetime when a shark was spotted 4
The paddlers then dashed for their life 4
People look on and dog owners try to stop their pets dashing into the water
The beach was forced to close and this came after numerous sightings at the beach over the past four days.
Graeme Meinema, Department of Fisheries spokesman told radio station 6PR: “As to whether it is additional sharks or just the one shark and people are reporting it differently, we certainly err on the side of caution.”
Tiger sharks are tropical predators that often grow to nearly 20ft long.
They get their name from its dark stripes that fade with age.
It is considered to be one of the big three species along with the great white shark and bull shark.
It comes after a surfer who died in a shark attack on Christmas Eve off the shore of a California beach was believed to have been killed by a great white.
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The 31-year-old was pulled from the water north of the famous Morro Strand State Beach about 10.45 am and pronounced dead when he was brought to the shoreline.
Morro Bay Harbor director Eric Endersby told San Luis Obispo Tribune there were no witnesses to the incident, although it was “definitely, clearly a shark attack” and likely involved a great white.
The victim has not been named pending an autopsy and notification of his next of kin.
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Tiger sharks can grow to nearly 20ft in length
Bystanders rush into sea to save teenage boy and girl mauled by shark at family beach in Australia