An astonishing video shows an off duty police officer in Florida jump into the water to save a young boy who was just meters away from an approaching shark.

Per Click Orlando, off duty police officer Adrian Kosicki was walking with his wife near the pier on Cocoa Beach last week when he noticed a shark swimming dangerously close to a young boy, who was on a boogie board.

Video footage shared by Cocoa Beach Police & Fire on Facebook shows the fin of a shark cutting through the water, appearing to approach the young boy.

You can watch the astonishing footage right here in the video below:

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In a post on Facebook, Cocoa Beach Police & Fire wrote;

"Cocoa Beach Police Officer Adrian Kosicki was off-duty Thursday evening, July 16, walking on the beach with his wife near the pier when they noticed a shark approaching a small boy on a boogie board. Adrian made the decision to quickly enter the water and pull the boy from the surf as the shark began to get dangerously close, within only a couple of feet at its nearest distance.

"We’re certainly not marine biologists, educated and trained to differentiate between the various species of sharks, their respective feeding habits, and aggressiveness near swimmers. We just do what we do best—protect the public from harm.

"Thanks to Adrian, we’ll never know what that shark’s intentions were, and that little boy will forever have a pretty cool story to tell. Great job!"

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In the video, people can be heard shouting to the boy as the shark approached. “Hey, shark! Hey, there’s a shark right there,” one person can be heard shouting.

And commenters on Facebook were amazed by the police officer's actions. "Absolutely amazing! Good job. Thank you sir," wrote one, while another added, "This is awesome! You are s hero Adrian! [sic]"

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The species of the shark in question has not currently been identified.

Off duty Florida police officer saves young boy from shark just meters away