Watch: Beached Great White Saved From SoCal Shore

DANA POINT, CA —Earlier this week, as the morning fog cleared from Capistrano Beach, three men were confronted by a baby Great White shark that became beached just above the shore break. The creature was unable to get back into the water, by all recorded accounts.

Using muscle and compassion, the men worked together and maneuvered the three to four foot long baby shark back into the water as onlookers gathered to watch the spectacle.

As a final wave rolled in, the shark swam out of the shallows at last, and was able to turn toward deeper waters. The crowd cheered, though apprehension was an undercurrent of the enthusiasm.

While the crowd wondered after the future of the shark, the fins showed signs that this little guy was going to be all right as he headed out to sea.

It is unclear as of this report as to how the shark came to be beached upon the shore.

Great White sharks are here to stay, according to area experts. According to the Shark Lab of Cal State University Long Beach, we need sharks in our ocean. It is important to know what to do in case of seeing a shark: