A holidaymaker was trying to do a good deed when he spotted what he believed to be a shark stuck in shallow waters.
Rushing to its rescue, he and another man wrapped a t-shirt around its tail and pulled it into the safety of deeper water.
But shockingly, the creature was actually a 12ft shark.
Nicolas Andre, from Durham, said: “I’ve never seen a shark that close – let alone touched one in my whole life.”
He added: “It was an incredible feeling to actually feel the strength and weight of the animal.”
The 49-year old explained that he was walking with his wife Ann, 57, on the coastal path between Kynance Cove and Lizard Point in Cornwall.
They both spotted a couple wrestling with what appeared to be a dolphin’s tail.
Nicolas said: “The beach had no access, but I legged it down the hill anyway.”,watch the video for more, Express reported.
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