Shocked locals at Fish Hoek Beach, Victoria, dashed when the shark spotting sirens sounded this week. To make matters worse, the horror incident occurred on Friday, the 13th of December. In normal circumstances exclusion barriers are dropped in order to protect those swimming – and keep beasts out.
But according to The South African, these were not deployed “due to fishing activity”.
The video contains footage of the locals and tourists making the mad rush from the water to the sea.
Running and jumping out of the blue, the relieved punters then took refuge on the nearby sandy beached.
The images were uploaded with the caption: “Friday 13th December [Fishhoek Beach].
“When the shark spotters alarm goes off and you actually see the shark.”
Moments after the locals are safe, the camera moves towards an ominous dark shadow in the water.
Organisation Shark Spotters said the beast was a Bronze Whaler.
It appeared that this was a second Bronze Whaler, with the first spotted the day before at the same beach.
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It comes after a mother who had her arm ripped off by a shark in the Bahamas while snorkelling has been given a life-changing device.
Tiffany Johnson, 34, was snorkelling off Paradise Island in the Bahamas when her arm was ripped off by a huge shark.
Ms Johnson was with her husband James Johnson on a cruise ship holiday when the horrific attack took place.
Mr Johnson had returned to the boat on his own after falling ill.
His wife assured him that she would follow suit after spending a some more time in the ocean.
But the mother, from North Carolina, was savaged by a shark when she attempted to make her way back to the ship.
The vicious predator clamped its jaws down on the mother’s right arm as she swam underwater.