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Great white shark thrashes, lunges at woman after she reaches out to pet the marine apex predator
New York Post ^ | October 28, 2026 | Kevin Fitzgerald

Posted on 10/28/2026 4:32:08 AM PDT by Angelino97

A woman had a close call with a great white shark when she reached off a fishing boat to pet the marine apex, leading the shark to thrash around and lunge.

According to Jimmy Armel, the founder of Knot Lucky Fishing, the woman was never in any real danger because the crew had the shark under control the whole time.

“One second Jen, one of our veterans, is laying her hand on a wild white shark like it’s the family dog, and the next second that shark whips around and lunges toward her,” the organization said in a Facebook post. “Everybody on the boat felt that one in their chest.”

The video comes from Knot Lucky Fishing and its the White Shark Tagging Program with Starbrite, Project SeaSafe and Gray FishTag Research.

The organization is based in Savannah, Georgia and takes veterans, active duty service members and their families on free fishing trips.

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That's odd. Sharks are normally so cute and cuddly.


1 posted on 10/28/2026 4:32:08 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

Another libtard I’m sure


2 posted on 10/28/2026 4:34:14 AM PDT by albie
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To: Angelino97

She can now date Big Mo.


3 posted on 10/28/2026 4:35:30 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Angelino97

All I know is shark gonna shark if you try to pet one.


4 posted on 10/28/2026 4:44:04 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Angelino97

Similar to those who want to pet Buffalo and other cute and cuddly creatures.


5 posted on 10/28/2026 4:47:06 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Angelino97

She was safer with the shark than any man.


6 posted on 10/28/2026 4:49:05 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Male simping and female promiscuity is the same thing. Resources without reciprocation.)
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To: Angelino97

7 posted on 10/28/2026 4:49:36 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Angelino97

I watched the video. I didn’t see any “lunging” nor was the woman ever in any danger. Exaggerated headline.


8 posted on 10/28/2026 4:49:37 AM PDT by Blennos (This is the official Blennos tagline. Thanks to Big Red Badger. )
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To: Angelino97

Candygram.


9 posted on 10/28/2026 4:53:05 AM PDT by Dahoser (Forget the 2028 horserace and focus on winning the midterms or 2028 won't be worth jack.)
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To: xp38

Boy, I’ve been around wild buffalo a little & some people must think they are real tame the way they act around them. What they really are is real dangerous.


10 posted on 10/28/2026 4:55:12 AM PDT by oldtech (oltech)
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To: Blennos

I Agree that We have entered a
Time Zone or Warp that is Devoid of
“NEWS” or at least what has Been Spewed by the Left Wing Media. Perhaps all the Bad Actors have absolutely nothing now and nothing to pull out of Their Hat !
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11 posted on 10/28/2026 4:59:48 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (What's In Your Bucket List?)
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re: She was safer with the shark than any man.
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Generalize much?


12 posted on 10/28/2026 5:00:14 AM PDT by deks (America cannot be made great in complete isolation from the adversaries that are harming Americans)
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To: deks

That is the stereotype that is running through women who hate men.


13 posted on 10/28/2026 5:13:58 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Male simping and female promiscuity is the same thing. Resources without reciprocation.)
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To: xp38

“Similar to those who want to pet Buffalo and other cute and cuddly creatures.”

I get angry at these, presumably AI videos showing wild animals falling in love with people. The average person has zero experience with real danger so seeing how cute and cuddly a wild fox is represents a real danger.

Parents should teach there children to respect the privacy and solitude of animals they don’t know. But those parents were raised far from the farm and reality.


14 posted on 10/28/2026 5:19:33 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Oh, gosh! I said that out loud. I'm so sorry.)
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To: Big Red Badger

I consciously avoid 99% of what folks call “mainstream media.” It’s bad for your brain. We here on FR are in a tiny, sadly vanishing, well-informed bubble.

How’s that for some early morning cheer?

Greetings to the always informative Big Red Badger.


15 posted on 10/28/2026 5:22:34 AM PDT by Blennos (This is the official Blennos tagline. Thanks to Big Red Badger. )
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To: Angelino97

Well there are Great White sharks at one end of the spectrum, and Nurse sharks at the other end. This past summer the wife and I went to the Bahamas and spent about an hour swimming with Nurse sharks. They have small mouths and small teeth and seem to enjoy being petted and fed. You can even turn them over on their backs and rub their undersides which seems to calm them even more.


16 posted on 10/28/2026 5:25:11 AM PDT by omni-scientist
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She probably survived sticking a fork in an electrical outlet as a kid.


17 posted on 10/28/2026 5:28:15 AM PDT by FLNittany
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To: Gen.Blather

Also making animals have human qualities in the entertainment industry also adds to that mindset. Polar bears drinking Coca Cola does that too. They are however considered the most dangerous of bears and will happily eat you regardless of how cute they are.


18 posted on 10/28/2026 5:41:43 AM PDT by xp38
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Sharks are so friendly...

I had a shark give me flowers before trying to eat me!! 🤣

19 posted on 10/28/2026 5:58:42 AM PDT by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: Angelino97

Darwinism.


20 posted on 10/28/2026 6:02:45 AM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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