Terrifying drone shots show Shark lurking near children swimming at Florida beach

In what can be called a narrow escape, pictures captured by a father's drone saved his children from being devoured by a shark.

The terrifying pictures captured by a father from his drone in New Smyrna Beach in Florida on June 23 showed an ominous shadow lurking around the waters where his kids were playing. Daniel Watson, his wife, and three young children were enjoying their weekend when they were greeted by an unwanted guest. 

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At first oblivious of the approaching danger, the father kept taking his aerial shots however, as the image became clearer the father a photographer by profession screamed to alert his wife and children to run and get away from the approaching shark. 

Following the incident, Daniel Watson took to social media to share two pictures displaying how the family had averted the oncoming tragedy. 

The first one shows the shark swimming in the direction of the children while the second one shows the kids running to the beach and the shark swimming away."Definitely too close of an encounter for my liking!" wrote Daniel Watson while sharing the images.

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