A shark attacked kids pedalo on Majorca beach. Tourists fled the sea in panic.

A shark 10-foot which swam into the shallows of a beach in Majorca caused panic as tourists, including groups of young children on pedalos, watched on as the fish swam around just a few feet away in the water. Workers at a nearby beach club said the incident had caused obvious scenes of panic. The police evacuated on Thursday Cala Domingos, a popular sandy beach on the Spanish island's east coast , but nobody is believed to have been injured by the animal. Police and two biologists from Palma Aquarium tried to guide the shark back out to sea. Local reports at the time said it had a serious head injury, caused by a harpoon, believed to have led it to becoming disorientated and approaching packed holiday beaches instead of staying at high sea as is normal. Footage has emerged of the disoriented shark attacking a car-shaped paddle boat as terrified people stand just a few feet away. The shark bites at the red and yellow boat's wheel a number of times - and at one point manages to spin itself around with its teeth lodged in the plastic. The shark that brought panic to a Majorcan beach died after being stung in the mouth by a ray. It was initially thought the fish had survived and returned to the sea. The attack is believed to left the shark disorientated and unable to eat, leading to it ending up on the shoreline. Guillem Felix, a veterinary nurse for Palma Aquarium’s Recovery Centre confirmed that experts had put it out of its misery after spotting it barely able to breathe. Staff from the aquarium were involved in recovering the shark from the water along with police and local lifeguards Blue sharks are among the most common in Spain. They have been blamed for a number of recent beach closures which have affected holidaymakers in Spain. Blue sharks, which feed primarily on small fish and squid, are common in the Mediterranean but normally live in deep, cooler waters and do not usually come close to the shore. They are just one out of about 47 species of shark found in the Med.