Video: Great white shark spotted at Manhattan beach near swimmer
A 7-foot great white shark was spotted lurking very close to a swimmer in California.
The juvenile shark was seen swimming near the Manhattan Beach Pier on Thursday morning.
Luckily, the swimmer never made contact with the shark despite being just a few feet away.
Los Angeles County Fire Department lifeguards confirmed the sighting on Twitter.
At 10:30 AM this morning a shark swimming near the @mb90266 pier was reported to the @LACoLifeguards.
- LA County Lifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) August 14, 2014
However, lifeguards determined there is no risk to the public as the shark was deemed non-aggressive and young.
After monitoring the shark for 45 minutes it was deemed non-aggressive and not a risk to the public. No advisories were made.
- LA County Lifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) August 14, 2014
Shark sightings are not unusual in the area.
It's very common to see juvenile white sharks off the Southern CA coast. The juvenile sharks we have observed have been very docile.
- LA County Lifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) August 14, 2014
Aerial video showed four to five creatures that resembled sharks in the water several blocks south of the pier, reports KTLA.
The sightings come more than a month after a long-distance ocean swimmer, Steven Robles, was attacked by a great white shark off Manhattan Beach.
The shark bit Robles in the ribs, back and right arm, causing multiple puncture wounds.
The shark had been snagged on a fishing line for about an hour.
In response, Manhattan Beach officials temporarily banned fishing at the pier. The ban was lifted this week, but regulations now prohibit large hooks, certain fishing lines and fish cleaning, reports the Los Angeles Times.
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