A large shark has been spotted too close for comfort at a popular Perth beach, sparking the waterway to be closed for the second time in less than a week.

The ocean predator was swimming through the shallows drawing quite a crowd on Monday’s hot summer day, as families enjoyed the school holidays.

“What do you do if you’re on duty? You’ve got to wrestle it right?” Michael Genovese, fill in host on 6PR Breakfast asked Mick Colliss.

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