An image of a shark tangled in surf is shown, with a caption that reads, “*A shark was accidentally tangled in the surf last week and released.*”An image of a shark tangled in surf is shown, with a caption that reads, “*A shark was accidentally tangled in the surf last week and released.*” An image of an alligator swimming in clear, shallow water is shown, with a caption that reads, “*A rare alligator was captured on video at the same Oak Island pier.*” The article is about sightings of sharks and alligators in Oak Island, North Carolina. The article states that a shark was accidentally tangled in the surf last week and released. It also states that a rare alligator was captured on video at the same Oak Island pier. The article also mentions that Oak Island has issued shark warnings in the past and uses a purple flag on beaches to alert beachgoers to potential marine threats.
OAK ISLAND, NC (WNCN) — Just as summer is getting underway, some interesting sights were recently spotted in the surf off a North Carolina island south of Wilmington.
Oak Island in Brunswick County is almost 30 square miles and is home to all kinds of wildlife.
As the Atlantic Ocean warms along Oak Island’s 10-mile beach, a shark was accidentally tangled in the surf last week and released.
Sharks are a common sight around the 20-kilometre-long island, where at least one charter operates to take people out into the ocean to try to catch sharks.
Last Saturday, a fisherman accidentally hooked an 8-foot lemon shark, a species that is not normally aggressive toward humans.
The shark was caught when the June Strawberry was visible over the fishing pier. After catching the shark in the surf, the fisherman had a bit of trouble dislodging the fish and eventually releasing it.
And around Memorial Day, a rare alligator was captured on video at the same Oak Island pier. The alligator – a baby – was spotted in clear, shallow water.
Mary Frances Barnes Rodriguez captured video of the alligator swimming and floating along the waves.
The baby alligator on Oak Island. Photo courtesy: Mary Frances Rodriguez
Oak Island has issued shark warnings in the past and uses a purple flag on beaches to alert beachgoers to potential marine threats.
On the North Carolina coast, a 14-year-old boy was bitten by a shark last weekend at North Topsail Beach, north of Wilmington in Onslow County.
Five days before the teen was bitten, there was an initial report of a “shark bite” on Sunset Beach in Brunswick County, near the South Carolina border, according to WWAY-TV. Police on the island later said a man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment after being bitten by a marine animal, but officials could not confirm it was a shark.
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