Tourists at a beach resort in Shenzhen, southern China, had the fright of their lives recently when their holiday was interrupted by a wide boar.

As the visitors enjoyed a dinner outdoors, the animal appeared from nowhere and attacked them, reported People's Daily Online.

Several tourists were either knocked over or bitten by the 176lb boar. The wild beast was eventually shot dead by local police.

Tourists at a beach resort in Shenzhen, China, had the fright of their life recently when a 176lb boar attacked

The incident earlier this month saw several tourists injured before the boar was shot dead by police

Guests managed to use furniture as shields to deflect the boar, which initially escaped after its rampage

The incident reportedly took place in the Da Peng area of Shenzhen on September 19. It's a popular tourist area that's densely populated with visitors.

Around 9pm local time, guests enjoying an outdoor barbecue suddenly felt a presence around them.

Out of nowhere, a wild boar appeared and started to charge.

CCTV at the resort showed the moment the beast hurtled towards terrified tourists who used the chairs they sat on to try and deflect the animal.

It was only momentarily dazed before it charged, giving enough time for the guests to fend for themselves.

Luckily they were successful and the boar initially escaped, going out the way it came in.

The boar continued its rampage along the local beach. It's thought to have come from nearby mountains

However, on the beach, the boar continued to charge at random people.

Several people couldn't get out of the way fast enough and were bitten by the boar.

One man said he fainted from the pain.

Police arrived on the scene to see an unstoppable beast, which they resorted to shooting.

All of the injured tourists were taken to the local hospital where they are said to be in a stable condition.

Local authorities said that this was the first time a wild boar had invaded the area.