St Ouen’s Bay beach in Jersey was closed to summer holiday crowds due to a rare shark sighting (Picture: J Kruse/imageBROKER/Shutterstock)A lifeguard on a popular Jersey beach had a close encounter with a suspected shark as the water was cleared of swimmers. St Ouen’s Bay was closed on the northwestern tip of Jersey on Saturday morning after reports of a possible shark sighting. RNLI lifeguard Tom Rolls said his colleague Nick paddled over the animal on a rescue board at about 10.40am shortly before the beach was shut. As the species could not be identified, lifeguards decided to red flag the beach, effectively closing it to the members of the public. ‘Some people say the lifeguard who closed the beach acted hastily, but I don’t agree with that.