A huge hammerhead shark was spotted near where “Jaws II” was filmed off the Florida coast.
The Navarre Beach Fire Rescue posted a photo on Facebook, saying, “Approximate 13 foot Hammerhead shark swimming just off our beach today!”
The photo showed the shark swimming only about 20 feet away from the beach as a woman looks on.
Navarre Beach is located some 40 miles east of Pensacola.
A beachgoer recorded a video of the shark.
“I am so glad we didn’t go to the beach. If not, my daughter would have NEVER GONE to a beach in her life before. JAWS was filmed years ago in this area, really,” one local woman wrote on the fire department’s Facebook page.
“It looks little to close to shore for me,” said another.
Said another person, “I posted a vid I took of it, he was on the hunt for some type of big fish, he killed and ate it right there.”
Fisherman Reel in Hammerhead, Release It
Fishermen in Avon, North Carolina, reeled in a hammerhead shark last August, before they threw it back into the water.The shark can be seen being pulled onto the beach as a crowd of people look on.
“Found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide, far offshore and near shorelines, hammerheads are often seen in mass summer migrations seeking cooler water. They are gray-brown to olive-green on top with off-white undersides, and they have heavily serrated, triangular teeth. Their extra-tall, pointed dorsal fins are easily identifiable,” National Geographic says.
It adds: “Most hammerhead species are fairly small and are considered harmless to humans. However, the great hammerhead’s enormous size and fierceness make it potentially dangerous, though few attacks have been recorded.”
In June of last year, a fisherman reeled in a 14-foot-long hammerhead shark, calling it the “catch of multiple lifetimes.”
