Dying shark brings panic to a beach on the Orihuela Costa
Panic on Orihuela Costa - The busy beach season in Orihuela Costa started this Thursday (15th June) with a scare on the beach of Aguamarina, when at round 10.00, a lifeguard and a bather spotted a large shark which measured about two meters, Initial reports suggest that it was blue shark.
Lifeguards who only started their season on the beach today, blew their whistles to warn locals and holidaymakers, urging them to get out of the sea as quickly as possible.
Eyewitnesses say that a woman suffered an panic attack when she noticed that the shark was swimming a few meters away from her.
The lifeguards reported the incident to Local Police, and troops searched the area without seeing the shark again, the green flag was soon raised again and some were back in the sea just 5 minutes after the event..
Several hours later it was confirmed that the shark had been stranded on the beach of La Caleta, in Cabo Roig, as reported by the MeteOrihuela Twitter account, who published a video showing the shark dying among the rocks near the shore, where it did eventually died.
According to scientific studies, the increase in sea temperatures due to climate change affects all species, including large predators, and can alter the patterns and distribution areas and migratory routes of sharks.
Biologist Juan Antonio Pujol insists that it is not a dangerous animal. Their diet focuses on fish, and "it is very rare that it attacks people, much less in this case when the shark was sick." "Finding a specimen of these characteristics on the shore if you are bathing the best thing to do is, stay calm, as they are not aggressive."
Please note this story has been translated from Spanish to English, read the original article here