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Shark Jumps into Boat

Submitted by LiveScience Staff

posted: 10 August 2009 01:30 pm ET

A 5.5-foot bull shark jumped into a boat off Florida over the weekend. Havoc ensued. "One minute it was in the air, the next minute it was in the boat just beating everything in God's creation," said boater Michael Powers. The shark injured itself during some 30 minutes of thrashing before it calmed down enough be tossed overboard, according to a local news report.

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