You know what they say about the grass being greener…
Growing up most of us are taught to be terrified of sharks, to avoid them at all costs and never venture into infested waters under any circumstances. Whether it be from the classic Hollywood film Jaws, anxious parents or that scene in Harry Potter 4 where that Bulgarian bloke has a shark head, the prevailing message in mainstream media is to stay away from the long nosed fuckers under all circumstances. Thankfully, it seems such messaging is common in Florida as well, however, what separates the US state from us Aussies is that their sharks are far more psycho, as evidenced by a recent video that has surfaced from Navarre Beach.
Video from the incident shows a shark making its way into the shallows of the popular beach, before it starts to weave its way through a bunch of swimmers. A bunch of onlookers naturally start to panic, retreating from the depths as they urge their fellow swimmers to get the hell out. However, a bunch of either super brave (or crazy) beachgoers didn’t really seem to care, taking their time to exit the water as if there wasn’t a real-life reenactment of Jaws happening right in front of them. It was so apparent that bystanders can be heard expressing their frustration, with one person exasperated as they said, “They’re still out there.”
It’s a pretty crazy situation, one that’s made even more unexpected when you realised that the shark had appeared to swim along a rogue dolphin, before disappearing again, as according to filmer of the video, Cristy Cox. It turns out, however that shark sightings in the Gulf aren’t all that uncommon, with Beach Safety Director, Austin Turnbill, stating that, “There are sharks in the Gulf, everywhere. We see sharks almost every day, and there’s nothing to be alarmed about for 99.9 percent of the time” (that’s just an uncomfortable amount of confidence that I’m not at all okay with).
All in all, this fully confirms my theory that Australia does indeed have the best beaches, as although our sharks are just as deadly, the bastards wouldn’t dare just swim alongside us for shits and gigs. Still, it seems that no one was hurt in the encounter, and (I can’t believe I’m about to quote Bruno bloody Mars) if you don’t believe me, just watch:
