Wild moment barmy beachgoer tries to out-swim massive tuna chasing him through shallow water off Spanish holiday shore

THIS is the moment a bonkers beachgoer attempted to out-swim a giant tuna in a wild chase at a Brit holiday hotspot. Crazy footage shows the massive fish with a large fin appearing in hot pursuit of the tourist at a Spanish holiday resort. This unsuspecting swimmer was chased by a 295kg tuna Credit: Solarpix The beast chased him through the shallows Credit: Solarpix The man desperately attempted to reach the safety of shore line before the fish – which he thought was a shark – reached him. Onlookers ran along the waters edge where the “chase” was unfolding to try and aid the swimmer. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! When the man finally made it from danger, the large fish began flopping furiously in the shallows in front of baffled onlookers. The monster sea creature turned out to be a giant 295kg tuna. The beachgoer first thought it was a shark Credit: Solarpix Onlookers attempted to help the man Credit: Solarpix The jaw-dropping scenes occurred at Ancon Beach on Marbella’s so-called Golden Mile, near to a famous bar and restaurant called Victor’s Beach. The sea turned red as the tuna bled from its gills following a previous scrape. It is thought to have ended up in trouble after been injured by fishing gear or a jet-ski causing it to move around violently in the water. Once it became clear it was harmless and in difficulties, hero beachgoers helped it return to deeper water using sun beds and deck chairs to push it back out. Most read in The Sun Beachgoers eventually helped the massive fish back into deep waters Credit: Solarpix The fish had a previous injury and flopped furiously on the beach Credit: Solarpix The nationality of the unlucky swimmer was not immediately clear this morning. Camilo Orosa, a Marbella-based local commenting on the scenes, said: “My God, if it were me, I would already have s**t my pants, or rather my swimming trunks.” Another social media user added: “If I was that swimmer I would have died from a heart attack. It looks like a shark.” He added, referencing the classic 1975 thriller by Steven Spielberg: “All that was missing was the music from Jaws.” Jade Bloomberg, a British expat, said: “It was in so much distress, I went into the water to see if it was tangled in a net or if it had something inside but nothing. “It was huge, so beautiful.” Another social media user said: “That poor tuna must have had some kind of collision with a jet ski or something similar. “Tuna being around is normal and they tend to stay close to the coast. Sometimes they get mistaken for dolphins.” Comment now