Zoe Berger, who captured video of the animal, says the shark wasn't beached for long before two men and a woman took action, jumping into the water to help guide it back to sea.
Berger says one of the men helping had to hold the shark by its fin and steer it back to the ocean.
This specific type of shark is called a thresher shark and is considered a vulnerable species.
Meanwhile, on Sunday a man was injured at a beach in South Jersey on Sunday after a possible shark bite.
Man injured at South Jersey beach after possible shark bite
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