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'Shark' spotted swimming in flooded Florida neighbourhood

Guardian, 30 Sep 2022
Photos and videos of sharks and other marine life swimming in suburban flood waters make for popular hoaxes during heavy storms.
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But a mobile phone video filmed during Hurricane Ian’s assault on south-west Florida isn’t just another fishy story.

A large, dark fish with distinct dorsal fins was filmed thrashing around an inundated Fort Myers backyard. Experts were divided over whether the clip showed a shark or another large fish. Nevertheless, some Twitter users nicknamed the hapless fish the 'street shark'.

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