WATCH: Drone footage shows large shark swimming extremely close to beachgoers

Tiger shark swam close to shore and left without incident

MIAMI – Drone camera footage in Miami captured video of a large shark swimming feet away from unsuspecting swimmers in South Beach on Thanksgiving weekend.

The video was recorded on Friday by photographer Kenny Melendez, and later posted on YouTube. 

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It shows a Tiger shark swimming extremely close to people in the water.

The shark weaves in-and-out of people and it appears as if swimmers have no idea how close it is. 

The shark gets close to shore, but swims off without incident.


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