Shark sighting closes St Ouen's Bay beach on Jersey for the first time

Beachgoers were told to leave the water after a suspected shark was spotted at St Ouen's Bay, Jersey - days after a species usually found in the Mediterranean washed up on the Channel Islands

St Ouen’s Bay beach in Jersey was closed to summer holiday crowds due to a rare shark sighting (Picture: J Kruse/imageBROKER/Shutterstock) A lifeguard on a popular Jersey beach had a close encounter with a suspected shark as the water was cleared of swimmers. St Ouen’s Bay was closed on the northwestern tip of Jersey o

The shark was spotted around 40 metres from the water’s edge

Beach closed after large shark spotted in Channel  lbc.co.uk