Lifeguard saves shark

[OMEN]

A lifeguard saved a shark from a mob of panicking swimmers off a beach on New York's Coney Island.

Marius Mironescu grabbed the 2ft sand shark in his arms and swam out to sea with it, reports the New York Daily News.

"There must have been 75 to 100 people circled around the shark in the water and they were bugging out," said Mr Mironescu, 39, of Brooklyn.

"They were holding on to it and some people were actually hitting him, smacking his face. Well, I wasn't going to let them hurt the poor thing."

He carried the shark - a baby and harmless to humans - to a less populated area and started backstroking out to sea, dragging the shark with one hand.

"He was making believe like he's dead, then he wiggled his whole body and tried to bite me. He didn't get it," added Mr Mironescu.

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[Jodes]

awwwwww thats awesome he saved the baby shark:)

[scorpionf]

How horrible... Picking on a baby shark like that!!! So glad that lifeguard saved him!!! Some People are so ignorant when it comes to sharks.

Some breeds of sharks are becoming endangered, and I think when they get close to humans they are just curious and if they do bite a human it's because they mistake them for a seal or turtle or something... Don't forget they are looking up from under the water, so someone on a surfboard could easily look like a turtle to them from underneath!

[JohnCenaFan28]

I'm glad the shark was saved:) Good job lifeguard!