The 10ft great white shark got frighteningly close to a group of young swimmers in California Credit: Instagram\/themalibuartist<\/p>\n
The shark was captured swimming near the children using a drone Credit: Instagram\/themalibuartist<\/p>\n
The footage filmed by Carlos Gauna shows how close the predators can come to humans without them even realising. <\/p>\n
In the video, as the massive predator drew closer, the kids remained completely oblivious to the danger swimming just feet away. <\/p>\n
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Gauna said: \u201cI don\u2019t often get nervous but this was one of those instances where I did. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it involves kids I do get nervous and that shark was a lot bigger than those kids. <\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t SHARK ATTACK<\/p>\n Shark mauls diver, 31, as 7ft beast bites man in the arm in Australia<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n The kids remained completely oblivious to the danger Credit: Instagram\/themalibuartist<\/p>\n One unsuspecting swimmer even waved at the drone Credit: Instagram\/themalibuartist<\/p>\n \u201cThe young swimmers had no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Mercifully, after briefly swimming by the group, the shark abruptly turned around and swam back out into deeper water.<\/p>\n Gauna uses drones to document shark behaviour and at the time of filming was over a mile away from the swimmers. <\/p>\n His video serves as a reminder to stay vigilant in the water.<\/p>\n Heatwaves and Super El Ni\u00f1o conditions are creating a \u201cperfect storm\u201d, warns Dr. Chris Lowe, director of the CSU Shark Lab.<\/p>\n Unprecedented water temperatures could drive great whites closer to shore, alongside other unpredictable species such as tiger, bull, and hammerhead sharks.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI always tell people that if they spend any amount of time in the water off Southern California, I guarantee a white shark swam by you and you didn\u2019t even know it.\u201d<\/p>\n As warmer weather pushes more people into the sea at the exact moment shark numbers peak along the coast, the likelihood of attacks could be on the rise.<\/p>\n It comes as a great white shark hunted a pair of paddleboarders in California<\/a>.<\/p>\n Terrifying footage showed the predator preparing to ravage Robert Kagan and Kayla Ross as they furiously rowed in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n In April, a 10ft great white was seen feeding just feet away from swimmers <\/a>near LA.<\/p>\n Lifeguards spotted the roughly 10-foot-long\u00a0great white shark\u00a0ripping into a sea lion close to the shore at Huntington Beach.<\/p>\n Officials said the shark was exhibiting \u201caggressive behaviour\u201d.<\/p>\n Earlier this year New South Wales, Australia<\/a>, saw five shark attacks in January \u2013 four of which occurred in a 48 hour period. <\/a><\/p>\n The attacks sparked panic along the coast as swimmers were being urged to stay out of the water.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/newspress-collage-lm9w8jhfp-1784359956765.jpg\"\/)
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