A Gran Canaria beach was closed to swimming after a seven-foot shark frightened locals and tourists. Young girls screamed as the shark sped towards the shore with its fin visible above the water.

DRAMATIC video shows the moment a shark thrashes its way through the water at a beach in Gran Canaria. It's razor-sharp fin slices through the waves as it heads directly towards screaming tourists ...

Lifeguards ordered bathers out of the water at Melenara Beach on Gran Canaria’s east coast for a second day running over the weekend after a police drone spotted a hammerhead shark off the beach.