Drone footage shows shark circling man and small child at Alabama beach

The Gulf of Mexico has around 50 species of sharks, with around 20 to 30 species that beachgoers and fishermen can encounter. A shark was captured on drone footage Monday circling a man and a child swimming at a popular beach in Alabama. The footage, taken by 15-year-old Jackson Silvio and obtained by Fox News Digital, shows the man and child wading further out into the water at Orange Beach. At one point the shark appeared to swim just within a few feet of the man. The shark can be seen following them, swimming in a circle as it gets closer.