Shocking moment man drags a shark out of the water at Fire Island beach

Shocking moment man drags a shark out of the water at Fire Island beach - along the coastline where two people have been injured in attacks in the past monthThis is the shocking moment a man was seen pulling a shark from the waters along a Fire Island beach after a string of recent attacks have shaken summer swimmers in the area.

In the clip, a man can be seen grappling with a large grey tail as the surf pounds down on top of him and onlookers cry 'holy s***' in Long Island, New York.

A wave then crashed down on the fish, sending it careening back towards the beach, and the man peddled away while maintaining his pull on the fishing line.

The woman who witnessed the incident, Emily Murray, told the New York Post that the man had been fishing when the shark hooked itself on his line.

'He had been fishing and caught the shark by accident,' Murray said, 'He was attempting to unhook it and cut it free.'

She said the shark was eventually unhooked and released back into the water.

The incident was filmed on Sunday at Smith Point Beach, near where two shark attacks took place just last month.