Disturbing drone footage from a popular Australian beach has captured the moment a prowling shark comes within metres of unsuspecting swimmers.
The close calls were filmed with a drone at Whitfords Beach in northern Perth, Western Australia, a spot known for tiger shark sightings.
The shark swam close to a father and his two children in the waves, before it was spooked by a paddle boarder and headed into deeper water.
In another incident, the shark came within four metres of an unsuspecting swimmer before suddenly veering away.
The footage was captured by a photographer and drone operator known on Instagram as wanderlust_flyer.
‘Sharks unfortunately have such a bad name for them, due to rare attacks,’ the account captioned the post on Thursday.
‘When in reality we most likely swim with them every day without knowing. We love our sharks.’
The photographer added that if they saw a shark they notified lifesavers and ran down to the beach themselves to get everyone out of the water.
The shark came close to a father and his two children in the shallows, before being spooked by a paddle boarder and heading into deeper water (pictured)
The shark also came within about four metres of an unsuspecting swimmer in north Perth
It comes after a three-metre tiger shark was spotted at Brighton Beach near Perth causing hundreds of swimmers to flee.
The West Australian government has funded new shark nets and urged beachgoers to stay aware of sharks. A new beach enclosure at Bathers Beach in Fremantle is expected to be in place by February.
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