Blackpool photographer captures the moment ‘shark’ appears in the water off Lancashire coast

A Blackpool photographer managed to capture the moment a ‘shark’ appeared in the water off the Lancashire coast.

Chris August took to Facebook group “Blackpool & Fylde COAST Past, Present and Future” to share his image which he snapped near the Gynn Wall with the tongue in cheek caption “Is that a shark I captured in today's waves?”

The picture shows huge waves crashing against each other in the February Blackpool winds, to the left of the image there appears to be a 'shark fin' breaking through the surface of the sea.

On closer inspection however it is just a perfectly timed photo of the water.

The post which has close to 200 likes on the Facebook page has received a great response with one user commenting “Great photo, wonder how many people like me zoomed in just to check”

The Environment Agency had warned locals of high tides across the north and they issued a flood alert.

Sharks do however live in the Irish sea off the Lancashire coast.

A spokesman from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust told the Lancashire Telegraph: “We have some giants passing through Irish Sea, between the Lancashire coast and the Isle of Man.

“For instance, there is the second largest fish in our oceans, growing up to 12 metres long and weighing up to six tonnes, the basking shark. Only the whale shark is bigger, and a basking shark can grow as long as a bus.”