Terrified children swimming in the sea flee the water screaming after 10ft shark is spotted at Cornish harbour By Shannon Mcguigan Published: 10:47, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 11:00, 7 August 2024 e-mail 5 View comments Petrified children swimming in the sea were left paddling away in terror after a 10ft shark was spotted on the Cornish coast. The juvenile basking shark could clearly be seen gliding through the clear turquoise water at St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. In a scene reminiscent to Jaws, a group of around 30 youngsters panicked and fled the water when they saw the shark's dorsal mere waves away.
However, unbeknownst to the children, despite the sea creature's size it is completely harmless to humans As the world's second largest fish - after whale sharks - basking sharks can be terrifying at first glance with their huge mouth and thousand of tiny hooked teeth. Terrified children swimming in the sea on the coast of St Ives, Cornwall were left paddling away in terror after a 10ft shark (pictured) was spotted However unbeknownst to the youngsters the large sea creature was a basking shark and is completely harmless to humans But according to the National Geographic they have no interest on in tearing through human flesh. Typically a placid shark, as this fish loves nothing more than to munch on tiny organisms such as zooplankton.
The young specimen had swam next to a harbour wall and beach where the young children and teenagers were having a dip at 9pm last night. Although A.