VIDEO: Man Frees Shark From Fishing Line At Carlsbad Beach
By Rebekah Gonzalez
June 24, 2021
A brave beachgoer helped free a small great white shark from a fishing line at a beach in Carlsbad, reports FOX5.
The incident took place at about 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 19, at Tamarack State Beach. The video was captured by Kelly Bailey.
"Pretty wild scene playing out on the beach in Carlsbad, at Tamarack," wrote FOX5's Andrew Luria on Twitter along with the video. "Two fishermen caught a great white shark, then had to cut it loose & pull it back into the water to save it. Plenty of people nearby at the time--many of whom didn't quite realize what was lurking behind them."
Pretty wild scene playing out on the beach in Carlsbad, at Tamarack. Two fishermen caught a great white shark, then had to cut it loose & pull it back into the water to save it. Plenty of people nearby at the time--many of whom didn't quite realize what was lurking behind them. pic.twitter.com/2YQArpvXwq
— Andrew Luria (@AndrewLuria) June 23, 2021
Bailey was at the beach with her family when she observed the unidentified man holding the thrashing shark.
“I was walking over towards the Jetty where my son and his cousins were exploring and I noticed a fishing line pulling from far out in the water,” she said. “I then saw a man reeling in a large marine reel and another man running towards the water with a spear. After the man was fighting to reel in what we all thought was a sport fish, was told by the other man holding the spear that it was in fact a shark.”