Brave lifeguard 'punched' massive 12ft shark in English Channel as panicked swimmers flee to safety

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Brave lifeguard 'punched' massive 12ft shark in English Channel as panicked swimmers flee to safety.

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A brave lifeguard struck a huge 12ft shark that was swimming in the English Channel as panicked swimmer fled to safety.

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St Ouen's Bay, along Jersey's northwestern coast, was shut down at approximately 10.40am on Saturday morning after the suspected shark was spotted just 40 metres from the shore.RNLI lifeguard Tom Rolls revealed that his colleague Nick courageously paddled out towards the creature on a rescue board."He even said he kind of punched it as he was paddling, so it must have been really close to the surface," Tom said."It was darkish grey, about 10 to 12 feet long, then it swam away really quickly from under his board."Following the shocking discovery, red flags were immediately raised and the beach was locked down as a safety measure.The species of the shark was never confirmed, although witnesses were astonished by its sheer size which was roughly equivalent to two fully-grown adults laid end to end.Lifeguards were initially sceptical when the first reports came in, but...

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