A blue shark which was spotted in Cornwall's River Fal yesterday is believed to have "got a little lost". The majestic creature was spotted by visitors at Trelissick Garden, near Feock, yesterday.Blue sharks are common in UK waters from June to October, however, they do not tend to get this close to beaches. Despite an incident earlier this summer which saw a blue shark bite a snorkeler during a 'shark dive' experience off Penzance, they do not tend to attack humans either.The shark was spotted at lunchtime. "Silently, slowly and elegantly this blue shark just sort of swam by," witness Harry Gooby told BBC Radio Cornwall.
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