Sharks spotted in shallow water at Neptune Beach Florida

Sharks spotted in shallow water at Neptune Beach Florida
Frightening footage shows the moment beachgoers were forced to make a mad dash out of the ocean after not one, but two sharks were spotted off a Florida beach over the weekend - the most recent in a swathe of sightings across the east coast.

A resident was able to record the frightening encounter - which transpired Saturday on scenic Neptune Beach, near Jacksonville.
Video shows the two sharks, swimming in clear view of the camera, feet away from several swimmers seemingly unaware of their presence.

Someone can be heard shouting, 'Get out the water!' in the bone-chilling clip, which was captured as swimmers rushed out of the knee-deep waters.

Footage shows the sharks swimming in the shallows after the frantic evacuation - which saw no residents hurt but left tensions on high along the north Florida coast.

It came as the most recent in a slew of shark sightings spanning the entire East Coast, thanks to unseasonably high temperatures that have seen the carnivorous animals wander farther north than normal.
Attacks have seen the usually shark-free waters around New York overrun - as well as other northern locations like Massachusetts and Maine.

The out-of-the-usual attacks forcing closures at several popular beaches such as those in Cape Cod and Long Island - with another in Maine shutting down after a citizen reportedly spotted a Great White.

Attacks in the Sunshine State have been frequent - with some leaving beachgoers badly bitten and barely escaping with their lives.

Nearby in Jacksonville, just miles away from Neptune Beach, another shark was spotted Saturday - with one resident reportedly bitten by the beast.

The attack left the unnamed man's shin reportedly 'left in shreds' - as other swimmers looked on at the carnage in horror, according to witness Robert Alexander.

Alexander, who rushed out into the water along with a lifeguard to aid the man after hearing screams, described seeing the water red with blood immediately after the attack - and the shadow of a 6- to 7-foot shark wading roughly 10 feet underwater.

Alexander recounted to Jacksonville outlet News4JAX how he pulled the bleeding man to safety after scaring the shark away - an act of heroism that likely saw the man's life saved.

'I started splashing, making a lot of loud noises and next thing I know it was kind of tunnel vision, and I grabbed him, put him on his boogie board,' Alexander said, adding that he was aided by the lifeguard in the rescue.

The man reportedly suffered severe injuries to his leg as a result of the attack, which Alexander said had been 'pretty much in shreds' from his shin down to his foot.