Shark found lurking in Florida man's backyard

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BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. —
Go ahead and file this under the 'things you don't ever want to see in your backyard' category.

A Bonita Springs, Florida resident got a shock when he looked outside and saw an eight to nine foot long bull shark swimming in the backyard of his condo.


Richard Frey tells WINK-TV: "I'm worried. I won't let our grandkids go in the water. Someone is going to be attacked here."

Residents say it's not the first time they've seen a shark so close to home. According to neighbors, the sharks return because someone keeps throwing bait into the water to lure the sharks in closer.

Now they're asking the city to get involved to prohibit fishing. According to Florida law, regulation of fish is from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Watch the terrifying video HERE.

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/weird-news/shark-found-lurking-florida-mans-backyard/nkw6n/
 
I won't live in Florida because of alligators and sharks!
 
The Joker said:
Sharks? :shock:
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Yeah, a lot of Florida communities next to the ocean have canals in the back yard of their housing development....have gas stations, stores, etc,etc......and linked to the ocean. So I guess this shark was playing in the maze....
 
cool!

a common sight for those living on Australian coast. my bro sees it all the time and his "condo" dorm was next to beach where he would fish from his balcony. it's that close like this guy.
 
COOL.
More and more sharks live in the Atlantic Ocean near East/Southeastern Coast compares to California coast.

I think it is safe to surf here in CA :lol:
 
Nothing new to Florida residents. In Tampa, the sharks could be found swimming as far inland as the brackish rivers would take them, but still a rare site. Alligators roaming in yards and eels inside housing plumbing were reported more often.
 
femme Fatale said:
Nothing new to Florida residents. In Tampa, the sharks could be found swimming as far inland as the brackish rivers would take them, but still a rare site. Alligators roaming in yards and eels inside housing plumbing were reported more often.
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EEW! on all those critters, wouldn't want them roaming about my yard.

BTW, Jess, how are you and little Allison doing, bet she's growing already? Will you do another pic of her soon?
 
Bull sharks actually get far beyond brackish water. They've been found way up the Potomac which isn't so surprising but also in Indiana in the Ohio and in Illinois in the Mississippi. Pretty much you can assume there might be a bull shark in any river that's big enough to swim in and provide food and that has an outlet to the ocean. They are often in India's Ganges because there's an awful lot of food for them, including all the dead bodies put in that river.
 
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