THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a family spots a massive shark just yards away from a Norfolk shoreline.
Kerry Hester, 47, spotted the sublime beast while out on a beach stroll with her two daughters, 11 and seven, and pet dogs.
The Essex mum-of-two told the Mirror they had been looking out to sea when they notice a fin poking out of the water.
"It was really weird as there was hardly anyone down there and no one else seemed to notice it," she said.
"I was really mesmerised by it. I think it was a basking shark and I don't think they're that common around here.
"It was about 100metres from the shore and it was visible with the naked eye."
Kerry was able to record the moment a massive fin breaks through water and begins swimming along the coast at sunset.
In one shot, she pans out to show just how close the shark came to the Caister-on-Sea shoreline.
The family watched on for 20 minutes, Kerry said, adding this was the first time in 30 years of travelling to holiday spot that she saw a shark.
"I was just sat there for about 20 minutes watching them, it was amazing to see.
"They were amazed and so excited to see it. They can't wait to tell everyone about it when they get back.
"I always come here on holiday and I've never seen a shark. I've been coming here for the past 30 years."
Though it's unclear what type of shark it was, Basking sharks are the second-largest species of fish after whale sharks.
The can grow to an average of between 30 and 26ft and are known for their large gaping mouths that don't close.
Basking sharks are common along the UK coastlines and are no real danger to humans as they swim very slowly and follow plankton on sea currents.
The migrate to the UK ever summer and are usually found along the British Isles from the English Channel to far north Scotland.
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The sighting comes as a beach at Boscombe, Dorset, was evacuated in scenes straight out of 1975 film Jaws on Wednesday after a sighting close to swimmers.
Meanwhile, a dad claimed his son was lucky to be alive after what he believed was a shark brush past his leg in a terrifying encounter in the sea at Bournemouth on Tuesday.
Alan Hayward, 48, was watching his children, Henry, 11, and Mollie, eight, playing in the water when they started running towards him, shouting, “Run for your life”.
Henry said he felt something big brush against him while they were playing in the water — and Alan thinks a family pic he took shows a fin slicing through the surf.
Meanwhile, a paddleboarder watched two sharks swim under his board off the Dorset coast.
Anthony Robins spotted the "4ft" beasts in the shallow waters near Hengistbury Head just weeks after a "large aquatic creature" sighting.
The 48-year-old, who has some knowledge of sharks, reckons they were probably Tope or Smoothhounds – both of which are harmless to humans.
But footage of the duo circling Anthony's board makes for hair-raising viewing.
One glides through the water, while another appears to follow suit – although the second is difficult to see.
In Cornwall, keen wildlife photographer Martin Yelland captured the moment a blue shark, which can measure up to 13ft, swam just inches away from him off the coast in Penzance.
The man can be seen snorkelling right next to the marine creature in the jaw-dropping pictures.
Martin, a postman from St Erth, told the Sun Online: "It was an adrenaline rush.
"The blues are extremely inquisitive coming right into you, allowing great photo opportunities and was an amazing experience."
Despite the nerves of being so close to the mighty creature, Martin says that he's already planning to head out into the Cornish waters to spot the sharks again.
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