While out on the ocean, two Australian police officers were conducting safety and compliance checks when they suddenly came face-to-face with a great white shark.

Thankfully, the heart-stopping encounter ended quickly as the shark swam away from the dinghy.

Difficult words: safety and compliance check (making sure that something is working as it should work and it is safe to use), face-to-face (very close to another living thing), encounter (a meeting), dinghy (a small boat).