23 Sep, 2024 @ 11:13
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Shark causes panic as it swims up to shore of popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BEACHGOERS got a shock on Sunday as a shark swam up to the shore of a popular Costa Blanca holiday spot. 

Just days after a horror shark attack killed a woman in the Canary Islands, another has appeared on a Costa Blanca beach, scaring beachgoers. 

The incident occurred on Sunday, September 22 on the Playa de les Deveses, Denia. 

A blue shark came close to the shore, prompting lifeguards to evacuate the water and raise a red flag to ban swimming.  

Fortunately, this species is not known to eat humans, opting for molluscs, octopi, squid and small fish. 

Blue sharks can reach up to four metres long and have a pointy nose. 

But, this is not the only shark seen in Alicante this year. 

On May 31, a cow shark was spotted in Altea port. 

Measuring 4.61 metres, the shark was found dead and the body recovered for study. 

Cow sharks, or bluntnose six-gilled sharks, have been known to bite humans and can grow up to 6.1 metres in length.

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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