A VACATIONER has captured shocking footage of a massive shark chasing down another predator off the coast of a famed United States beach.
On Tuesday, off the coast of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the "wild" video caught the lurking shark near the shore.
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Viewers could see in the clip, captured by resident Katy Albright, that the shark quickly maneuvered to attack what appeared to be a stingray, per Savannah, Georgia outlet WSAV.
"Shark vs. a stingray on a Hilton Head Island beach,” read a caption.
Albright could be heard saying the shocking scene was "incredible" as the waves crashed over the shark and the stingray.
At one point, it appeared that the shark got the upper hand, moving around violently in the low water levels.
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The beachgoer and witnesses watched from the safety of the beach shore as the shark devoured the stingray and swam off.
Although it's unclear exactly what kind of shark it was, it's known that younger white sharks and lemon sharks feed on stingrays in shallow water from time to time, per For The Win.
A study from Florida International University also noted that tiger sharks and hammerhead sharks also eat stingray species.
The clip from Katy was posted on the news outlet's Facebook page and accrued hundreds of comments from viewers.
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Some were concerned for the safety of beachgoers, while others cared about the sea creatures involved.
"I hope someone could help them out of that sand!!" one concerned commenter noted.
"Too close to shore for my liking!" another noted.
A third added: "Scary!"
Someone else noted that they had just been to Hilton Head Island Beach and were relieved they didn't encounter anything in the water.
“I’m glad I didn’t see both of them while I was at Hilton Head swimming at the beach on my vacation a week ago,” they wrote.
The sighting in South Carolina is about 200 miles north of where two people were attacked over Labor Day weekend at the shark bite capital of the world in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
As The U.S. Sun previously reported, fears of a shark-breeding ground have grown in the area by experts.
Two people were bitten by unidentified sharks, with the first woman, 37, bitten on her right foot while in waist-deep water.
The second was a male surfer, 30, who was bitten on his left hand while waiting for a wave.
Both were non-life-threatening injuries and were treated at nearby hospitals, per the Miami Herald.
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For more on sharks, check out The U.S. Sun's coverage of three men who were recently trapped after the beasts sunk their yacht.
The U.S. Sun also has the story of a chilling drone video that captured a shark lurking nearby unsuspecting surfers.
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