Moment of panic on the beach of Barcarès (Pyrénées-Orientales) this Saturday, July 22, when a shark approached the shore in the early afternoon, forcing lifeguards to evacuate bathers. On TikTok, a tourist says she was at a restaurant when "all of a sudden it started screaming in all directions." "I thought someone was drowning, and now I hear, 'Shark! Shark! ' [shark, in English, Editor's note].
»As can be seen in his video, rescuers raised the red flag. One of them, who went to meet the animal in a zodiac, tells France Bleu Roussillon that it was "really quiet, not aggressive at all", and estimates that it was "about two meters long". According to local newspaper L'Indépendant, swimming was banned for an hour, before the shark moved away.
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The proof in image of the shark has Barcarès beach. At first he was really on the edge...#shark#shark#barcares#barcaresplage
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The observation of sharks in the Mediterranean, especially of the so-called "blue skin" species, is not exceptional in this breeding season, the young venturing more easily near the coast in search of prey. A week earlier, two blue sharks were already seen on the beach of Port-Bou, on the other side of the Spanish border, a few kilometers from Barcarès. Although impressive, individuals of this species are harmless to humans.