A shocked Londoner has captured footage of a shark swimming down the River Thames.
Charlotte Webb was walking through the city with pal Olivia Kaliszewska.
They noticed the unusual sight in the water.
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The pair initially thought it was a bean bag.
They managed to capture some footage, which shows a fin streaming through the glistening water.
It was spotted near Hammersmith Bridge, west London on Monday (22 Jul).
The fin is thought to be that of a tope shark – a critically endangered animal that can grow up to 6ft 3in in length.
It is one of five species of shark known to live in the Thames.
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“I had no idea sharks swam in the Thames,“ Charlotte Webb, 25, told What’s The Jam.
“I thought it was fake or a bean bag floating along at first.
“My best friend Olivia said it was definitely not a shark and joked that it was a crocodile.
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“It looked around 5ft which makes it a tope shark according to the comments.
“I absolutely hate sharks so it just confirmed my decision to never go in the sea again.
“We carried on eating our sweet potato fries and thought it would be funny to upload it online.”
Luckily for Londoners, tope sharks are considered harmless to humans.
It is believed that they use the river as a nursery after giving birth.
Lulu said: “Tope sharks in the Thames can grow up to 6ft according to the old Googler.”
Shan Been added: “There’s five species of shark in the Thames.”
Another said: “Blue, tope, smoothed and basking sharks are all found in the Thames.”
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