The specimen of blue shark, a type of shark, which appeared this Thursday morning in the waters of Poniente beach in Benidorm has managed to return to the sea thanks to the work of the Local Police, Maritime Rescue and veterinarians of the Oceanogràfic de València, among other troops, displaced to the place.

The presence of this blue shark,

a female about 2.5 meters in length,

forced to restrict bathing for several hours as a preventive measure in an area of ​​that beach and generated great expectations among the population and tourists.

Many people gathered on the sand to contemplate it and take photos and videos with their mobiles.

"Its condition is good. We have embarked on two boats together with the Local Police and Maritime Rescue to drive it away to the open sea, finally achieving it", sources from the Oceanogràfic have indicated to Efe.

The team of veterinarians from the Oceanogràfic that has traveled from Valencia has also carried out a blood test to assess its general condition.

The

blue shark

was apparently disoriented when it appeared and

has become semi-paralyzed two or three times near the shore

, but could not retake its course out to sea, according to several witnesses.

"She looked strong but not strong enough to go back and forth" from the area, so protocol 112 has been activated, calling the Oceanogràfic de València veterinary team, said a rural maritime ranger from the Benidorm City Council .

Juanjo Mascarell.

Finally, the mobilized teams have managed to return it to the sea.

The Councilor for Beaches and the Environment, Mónica Gómez López, told Efe that "from the beginning the situation has been under control."

Gómez López explained that "the appropriate measures have been taken to provide safety for bathers, although the commotion that this situation has caused has not been avoided," and confirmed that the area has already been opened to the bathroom.

At this time,

"access to the bathroom on the entire Poniente beach is already accessible, offering security to the citizens who are there," he

assured.

One of the tourists present on the beach when the tintorera was sighted, a man from Madrid who spends his holidays in the area, Enrique, told Efe-TV that "the animal was important because of its size and it appeared suddenly."

"I have been able to see it four meters from me (...). An experience that I have never lived and I will not forget," confessed Enrique, whose wife has recorded the issue on video.

A vacationer, Lola, a neighbor of the Alicante municipality of Alcoi, told Efe-TV that she was on the beach at around 10.30 am when

"two boats have approached warning the bathers to get out of the water."

"Without knowing what was happening, many people began to gather saying that there was a shark. At that time, some did not believe it and were still in the water, and the lifeguards have begun to take everyone out of the sea (...). It has caused us a bit of fright ", the presence of the blue shark, has manifested.

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