Photo Of The Week: Anglers Get Friendly With Great White Shark

Tampa FL

31 January, 2021

2:09 PM

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PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Here's something you don't see very often. While fishing for amber jack about 65 miles off the Gulf Coast near Pinellas County, boaters were approached by a friendly 14- to 16-foot great white shark, which followed the boat, tried to chomp down on a motor and then rolled over on its back to be petted. "He was friendly -like a curious puppy," Gretchen Cooper said. "We weren't scared at all - just not jumping in to play." See story: Video: Amazing Footage Of Boaters Petting Great White Shark In FL