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Visitors to a beauty spot beach were treated to a rare spectacle on Tuesday when a giant shark appeared just yards from shore.

The group of five basking sharks at Porthcurno, Cornwall, included one over 21 feet long which was feeding within a few feet of beachgoers.

Photographer Rachel Hosken saw the special display from a vantage point at the nearby Minack Theatre.

She said: “It was stunning - really exciting to see. There were some people on the beach who had a close up view.

“They didn’t bother the sharks though. It’s fantastic to see them again.”

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Last week a giant shark was spotted dwarfing a boat in Falmouth Bay, Cornwall, in an incredible shot reminiscent of Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking 1975 blockbuster Jaws.

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The astonishing photo of the massive basking shark was taken by Peter Coles who was aboard an AK Wildlife Cruises boat.

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A spokesman for AK Wildlife Cruises said: "It was one of those truly very special, magical wildlife encounters and interactions.

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"They always put a tingle down my spine. This birds' eye perspective is quite something."

The snap was taken by Mr Coles as part of a trip filming for a NatureWatch documentary.