Fishing

Experts say this is a record catch, but it may have uneasy timing.

May 20, 2021

This story will probably making anyone going to Panama City Beach, Florida, for spring break this season a bit uneasy.

Early Sunday morning, a group of fishermen reeled in a 10-foot great white shark, WJHG reports.

The hunting and fishing website Wide Open Spaces points out that the men were actually land fishing at the time, and the catch marks the first known time anyone has caught a great white from the Florida shore.

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The men tagged the shark and released it back into the water.

Panama City Beach considers itself the "Spring Break Capital of the World." News of a great white circling so close to shore probably isn't the best timing, considering “it’s crunch time for many hotels and resorts” as spring breakers descend on the area, the News Herald reports.

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