‘Scary but awesome’: surfer spots sharks swimming close to Florida’s beach

Aerial video shows sharks swimming in shallow water near Florida’s city of New Smyrna Beach

SHOWS: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 18, 2020) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (JEREMY JOHNSTON - MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY JEREMY JOHNSTON) (MUTE) 1.

VARIOUS OF AERIAL FOOTAGE OF SHARKS SWIMMING IN SHALLOW WATER CLOSE TO BEACH STORY: An American surfer, Jeremy Johnston, witnessed a group of sharks swimming in the shallow water near Florida's city of New Smyrna Beach for two days.

"I stood on the shoreline for 20 minutes scared to paddle out solo, then only surfed for 10 minutes," Johnson wrote next to the drone video that he took on February 18 and posted online.

Johnston told Reuters that "both days were scary but awesome".

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