SC Woman Films Sharks Swimming ‘Inches Away’ From Unaware Cherry Grove Human Swimmers

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC. (THECOUNT) — Folks enjoying a little fun-in-the-sun at a North Myrtle Beach are counting their collective blessings after learning they were swimming inches away from sharks in the Cherry Grove area last Tuesday.

Ginger Gilmer filmed the sharks lurking in the Cherry Grove surf along with several unaware human swimmers, one man holding what appears to be a toddler.

The swimmers in the Cherry Grove area were “totally unaware,” sharks were mere inches from their bodies.

Gilmer shared several photos of the close encounter on her Facebook page last week.

“Why I go to the beach to get in the pool! SHARKS!!!! Not one person had an idea of what was lurking around them. Can’t see the bottom, not swimming in it! #doodoodoodoo,” Gilmer wrote on Facebook.

Gilmer said she took the pictures from the 15th floor of a resort. She highlighted dark spots in the photos which appear to show the sharks.

Gilmer later clarified to local Greenville press that she had not shared the pictures to make anyone hate or harm the creatures. Adding she had received unpleasant messages from people who are “unhappy with her.”

As of Wednesday morning, Gilmer’s photos have been shared almost 24,000 times, reports Live5News.

Geo quick facts: Cherry Grove Beach, sometimes known as Cherry Grove, is a neighborhood of the city of North Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It lies along South Carolina Highway 9 and South Carolina Highway 65. The Cherry Grove Pier is a popular landmark of Cherry Grove. It was built early in the 1950s – Wikipedia.