Colleen Dunn first thought the animal on the sand at Nehalem Bay State Park in Oregon, US, was a baby great white — but upon closer inspection realised it was a little salmon shark

A brave mum saved a shark's life — after finding it struggling on a beach.

Colleen Dunn saw the salmon shark was suffocating in a low tide and, despite her nerves, grabbed it by the tail to ease the animal to deeper water. The mum of three was walking her dogs at the time of the encounter at Nehalem Bay State Park in Oregon , but the two pooches waited patiently while Colleen helped the shark.

The animal lover was determined not to let the shark die, and wrestled with her fears before carefully picking the creature up. Incredibly, she even managed to catch a glimpse of her encounter on her mobile ph

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