15:34 • 17.03.21
Terrifying footage has captured the moment a shark came within metres of a surfer at a popular suburban beach.
A drone operated by Carved Banks captured the roughly two-metre long shark gradually drawing closer to the surfer just metres from the shore at Maroubra Beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs last weekend.
At one point the shark swam to within about 20m of the surfer as he tried to catch a wave, the Daily Mail reports.
Luckily for the surfer, the shark then did an about-turn and started heading away from the shore.
The breed is uncertain but the shark's wide pectoral fins suggest it is either a great white or a bull shark.