A baby shark created much excitement when it made a surprise appearance yesterday in a rock pool near Wollongong's City Beach.The 1m baby shark, believed to be a dusky whaler, was found in the pool at 6am by two teenage swimmers.The shark became trapped in the pool known as the Ladies Baths after a high tide and, with no means of escape, a Wollongong City Council lifeguard was recruited for the rescue mission about 11am.Armed with a large white plastic sack and a flotation device, the lifeguard waded into the pool and attempted to catch the ankle-biter as a crowd gathered."He's there, he's there! Here he comes," onlookers cried as the shark eluded capture.Father of three, Sam Michael, decided to help out. Armed with a red toy butterfly net he joined the lifeguard in the pool and together they sought to corner the marine creature. To no avail. The shark darted about the pool as the men faltered.But just as the lifeguard was about to enlist a better catching device, the shark was cornered, struck and flipped through the air, landing in a neighbouring shallow pool.Here it was quickly scooped up by Mr Michael and handed to the lifeguard who made a mercy dash to the ocean carrying the net aloft. As the shark was released into the sea, a little boy burst into tears. "I wanted to cuddle it," screamed Daniel Michael, 4.