Sharks spotted off coast of Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH — There were some tense moments for beach goers at Myrtle Beach.

People were swimming when they saw a bunch of fish start to jump out of the water and then several sharks appeared.

Tara Savedge, a woman from Virginia recorded video of the sharks in the water.

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"It seemed like hundreds of fish jumped out at once.  And then we saw four or five sharks come out right after them. And then we're like 'everybody out of the water," Savedge said.

Lifeguards made everyone get out of the water and stay out for at least two hours until the danger passed.

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