A huge great white shark has been spotted chasing around a tiger shark close to one of the most popular beaches in Perth.
The 5.3 metre long shark was spotted swimming in the waters around Cottesloe Beach on Friday before it became tangled in some protective netting and was rescued and released afterwards.
It's the second largest shark that has been spotted in Western Australia, and prompted the Department of Fisheries officials to shut the beach down on two occasions.
After finding it entangled in drumlines, they eventually managed to tag the gigantic fish and send it off safely.
In footage captured by Nine News, the teams from the Fisheries Department can be seen dangling off the side of the boat in order to attempt to free the stricken creature.
At one point, one of them puts a hand dangerously close to the jaws of the beast whilst trying to get it loose from the protective nets.
The shark was first spotted at about 9:30am on Friday by the Surf Life Saving helicopter that was patrolling to see if there were sharks close to shore.
The beach was immediately closed after the alarms went off and surfers were removed from the water.
