Terrifying drone footage shows a great white shark rushing towards swimmers at the beach

A great great white shark was captured hurtling towards Capo Beach in California by breathtaking drone footage that showed it running 50 meters underwater at full speed

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California – A great white shark was spotted speeding through the water in 2020

Stunning drone footage shows a great white shark swimming at full speed towards a California beach.

Photographer Matt Larmand recorded the breathtaking clip in Capo Beach, California, near Los Angeles, two years ago.

After hearing about a shark sighting that day, Matt decided to launch the drone in an effort to capture the fearsome predator - and succeeded.

However, the shark swam at full throttle, forcing him to fly the drone at full speed in an effort to keep up, with Matt estimating that he was moving at a speed of "at least 20 miles per hour ".

Great white sharks can reach speeds of 25 miles per hour (

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Matt Larmand/Youtube)

The Daily Star reported that Matt estimated the shark to be about 8-10 feet long and said his underwater sprint covered about 50 yards.

Speaking to For The Win about the incredible encounter, Matt said, "I don't know what made him speed up like that. I've never seen one do that."< /p>

Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at California State University, opined that it may have been the drone itself that caused the shark to act erratically.

He said: "This response to the drone shadow confirms one of the reasons why they hang around in shallow water.

"They don't know what a threat is and the safest behavior is to run away when faced with something unknown.

"What's also interesting is that babies will show this rapid flight in one direction, while older sharks will loop when scared.

"This doubling down on a potential threat is typical predatory behavior to prevent a rear attack."

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