Man shared a photo appearing to show a shark in floodwater in Burleigh Waters
Facebook users debated whether the sighting was real or if it was photoshop
A bull shark was reportedly spotted swimming in floodwaters next to a man s back fence after a super storm caused flash flooding in south-east Queensland.
A Gold Coast man posted a picture of a shark s large and small dorsal fins sticking above floodwater in Burleigh Waters, a canal-side southern suburb of the city.
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In the picture, the canals had overflown, causing floodwaters to breach the back fence and enter the man s garden - while the shark swam just metres away.
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