'Shark' photobombs surfing kids

Mike Gallagher

Dec 30, 2013 - 10:15

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Cruising ... A snap taken by a mother of her 12-year-old son and his friend surfing Manhattan Beach appears to have also captured a large shark. Picture: June Emerson

A MOTHER looking through photographs she snapped of her son at the beach has made a startling discovery.

June Emerson went with her 12-year-old son Quinn and a friend to Manhattan Beach, Califoia, on Friday, and took pictures of the youngsters surfing, KTLA reports.

In one of the images of the boys on their surfboards, there appears to be a large shark in the breaking wave in front of them.

"Many local surfers and lifeguards have seen this and believe it to be a shark," she said. "Of course, I told my kids it was dolphin, as we live at the beach and are in the waters here almost daily."

Great white shark sightings are not uncommon at the popular beach, but researchers have waed thrill seekers they will attack if they feel threatened.

Paddleboarder Jay Dohner recently posted a video of three sharks off Manhattan Beach, shot with a helmet-mounted camera.