Wild video shows brave beachcombers rescuing 'world's fastest shark' stranded on shore
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: Netizens are all praise for a group of people who managed to save the life of the "world’s fastest shark" seen in a viral video. Some beachcombers were strolling around on Itanhaem, Sao Paulo, when they noticed the shark stranded. Though they were frightened at first, they kept their calm and got into a dramatic rescue act.
“The shark was dragged to the water, and it ended up swimming away,” cameraman Rogerio Dos Santos Rodrigues told Jam Press on the incident. The shark seen in the video was identified to be the shortfin mako, which is reckoned as the "world’s fastest shark." It has the ability to reach up to 45 miles per hour and can potentially grow up to 15 feet in length and 1,100 pounds, claims Encyclopedia Britannica.
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One of the Samaritans, local painter Evan Silva said, “I surf this beach, and I’m getting worried. Lately, a number of sharks have been showing up here.” Similar emotions were shared by other rescuers who found themselves "frightened" on seeing the mako. However, in a gutsy act, they all came together to "handle" the fearsome predator and get it back in the waters.
In the video obtained by Jam Press Vid, a Samaritan is seen dragging the blue mako, which was approximately 5 feet long, by holding its tail. But, it suddenly begins thrashing its body all around, and the rescuer had to drop it on the beach. After this, a woman is seen daringly grabbing the shark by the tail again and pulling it the rest of the way till it reaches the waters.In the second clip, the mako shark can be seen swimming in the shallows post its successful rescue.
A team to investigate the shark came from the Biopesca Institute shortly, but by that time, it had swum way, and did not "beach again," as per the organization. Rescuing the mako shark was a significant incident since its numbers are comparatively less.
According to the researcher, Otto Bismarck, “It’s a species that lives all over the world, but is threatened.” “It’s unclear why sharks get stranded, but it could be due to a multitude of factors, ranging from ‘disorientation of their sensory organs for navigating, sudden changes in oceanographic conditions — weather changes, cold fronts — to injury caused by human action, fisheries, etc,’" he added.