Beach family photo goes viral after viewers spot terrifying detail

What began as a lovely family outing at the beach in Melbourne took a chilling twist when one family noticed something frightening lurking in the background of their photo.

The image, taken at Carrum Beach, captured a father and his young daughter joyfully waving at the camera — completely oblivious to what was behind them.

Quickly spread online

It wasn’t until they returned home and examined the picture more closely that they noticed a peculiar shape emerging from the water just a few feet away.

The eerie photo rapidly circulated online back in 2023, igniting intense discussions about what the mysterious figure could be — a shark, or merely an illusion created by the waves?

And now, years later, it has gone viral on social media once more.

According to local authorities at the time, the timing was not a coincidence. On that same day, SES Chelsea had alerted beachgoers about a shark sighting in the vicinity.

In a Facebook post, they shared: