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Shark alert in Bournemouth as lifeguard tells bathers: Everybody out of the water

- Adam Aspinall

Swimmers were forced to evacuate a Dorset beach yesterday after reports of a shark in the water.

In scenes reminiscent of the movie Jaws, bathers were told to get out of the water after a possible sighting off Boscombe beach in Bournemouth.

RNLI lifeguards put up red flags, the signal to warn swimmers of a serious hazard in the water at around 1pm.

They put out an announcement over the Tannoy telling people to get out of the water due to “large marine wildlife”.