Floodwaters bring suspected shark and tarpon into Florida neighborhoods

Science · First reported 6 Nov, 09:35 · Updated 10:40

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Videos showed a shark-like fish in a flooded Fort Pierce intersection and tarpon in a flooded park farther north. The shark’s identity has not been independently confirmed, while heavy rain flooded parts of Florida’s Atlantic coast.

A video recorded Monday showed a shark-like fish swimming through floodwater at an intersection in Fort Pierce as vehicles passed.
The animal’s identity has not been independently confirmed; Fox News also raised tarpon as a possible identification.
A separate video showed tarpon swimming through Gleason Park in Indian Harbor Beach, about an hour north of Fort Pierce; one fish came within about two feet of the person recording.
The central account said Indian Harbor Beach recorded more than 16 inches of rain over three days, while Fort Pierce received about 10 inches.

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Location of suspected shark sighting: Flooded intersection in Fort Pierce, Florida [b81c9953-b29b-402f-8f-84-c6962c18f80e]
Date of videos: Monday, November 2 [b81c9953-b29b-402f-8f-84-c6962c18f80e]
Animal identification: Not independently confirmed [b81c9953-b29b-402f-8f-84-c6962c18f80e]
Indian Harbor Beach rainfall: More than 16 inches over three days [b81c9953-b29b-402f-8f-84-c6962c18f80e]
Fort Pierce rainfall: Approximately 10 inches [b81c9953-b29b-402f-8f-84-c6962c18f80e]