A Florida fisherman staggers after finding not one, but two man-eating creatures.
David Zinn was fishing near sunset with his stepfather in Port St. Lucie, a town in southwest Orlando, on May 29, when she heard a pull on her line.
He was surprised to find that he had captured a young bull shark. After a brief fight, David Zinn of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, took his capture ashore. He was surprised to see that he was a bull shark. (David Zinn)
Together, the couple rushed down to remove the hook from the shark’s “razor’s mouth.”
That’s when fishing took a dangerous turn.
“Next to the water, a five-foot (1.5-meter) crocodile was thrown at us,” Zinn told 9news.com.au.
“We almost fell off the rocks into the water with both of us.
“We were taken by surprise. In the end, both the crocodile and the shark swam safely.
Out of nowhere a caiman threw the young bull shark from the murky depths. (David Zinn)
Florida has, on average, seven unprovoked alligator bites a year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Although bull sharks are considered an “aggressive species” that can range from saltwater and freshwater environments, marine biologist Chris Lowe told 9news.com.au in January, black-tipped sharks they are probably responsible for most of the bites there.
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Zinn has been excited since her next meeting.
“It was a day in the water that I will never forget,” he said.
“I hope that would have made Steve Irwin proud. It’s a legend.”