Video ID: CPM0468

A pensioner swam alongside the world’s fastest fish after it came surprisingly close to shore.

Rene Vagnotti was swimming off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt, on April 3 when he spotted an Atlantic sailfish unusually far from the open ocean.

Stunning footage captured the moment the 72-year-old stepped into the crystal clear water alongside the two-metre-long fish.

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