Terrified Florida crowd flee beach after hearing ‘gunshots’ during Spring Break

The footage, which went viral after being uploaded to social media, captured hundreds of people fleeing from a beach after what was believed to be gun shots rang out

Footage uploaded to social media captured hundreds of people fleeing from a beach in the United States after what was believed to be gunshots rang out during spring break.

The noise that spooked beach goers enjoying spring break at Daytona Beach in Florida on Saturday, March 14 was actually harmless: people crushing water bottles.

“There were zero gunshots on the beach,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Monday, March 16 after the video went viral.

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Four shootings have been reported in Daytona Beach since Friday, but none of them were the cause of the panic captured on video, the New York Post reported. A total of 80 arrests were made at Daytona Beach over the weekend and six weapons were seized.

The footage from the incident is understood to have been captured from a hotel balcony and captured the moment screaming beachgoers scattered on the beach.

In a separate incident, one shot was fired after a fight erupted at a nearby bar on Friday. Authorities said no one was injured in the shooting.

An hour later, one person was shot outside a nearby Crunch Fitness, it has been reported.

Separately, two shootings were reported beachside on Saturday, police said.

Police are investigating if any of the shootings were directly tied to spring break.