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Great white shark thrashes, lunges at woman after she reaches out to pet the marine apex predator

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Weather, F. (2026, October 28). Great white shark thrashes, lunges at woman after she reaches out to pet the marine apex predator. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/us-news/great-white-shark-lunges-at-woman-in-intense-fishing-trip/

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A woman on a fishing boat off Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia, reached out to pet a great white shark during a tagging expedition led by Knot Lucky Fishing. As she touched the shark, it thrashed violently and lunged towards her, causing alarm among those on board despite their reassurances that no one was in real danger. The incident occurred as part of a program aimed at tagging sharks and collecting migration data while honoring fallen service members.

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A woman involved in a shark tagging expedition near Tybee Island, Georgia, had a close call when she reached out to touch a great white shark. According to Jimmy Armel of Knot Lucky Fishing, which runs the White Shark Tagging Program, the woman was petting the shark from a boat when it suddenly thrashed and lunged at her. Although no one on board felt that the situation was dangerous due to the shark being under control, the incident caused a stir among those present.

The program, which names each tagged shark after fallen Rangers or service members, aims to gather migration data while honoring military personnel. Based in Savannah, Georgia, Knot Lucky Fishing organizes free fishing trips for veterans and their families. They have already tagged ten great white sharks as part of this initiative.

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A woman had a close call with a great white shark when she reached off a fishing boat to pet the marine apex, leading the shark to thrash around and lunge. asserted

she → have → shark

According to Jimmy Armel, the founder of Knot Lucky Fishing, the woman was never in any real danger because the crew had the shark under control the whole time. uncertain

crew → accord → control

“One second Jen, one of our veterans, is laying her hand on a wild white shark like it’s the family dog, and the next second that shark whips around and lunges toward her,” the organization said in a Facebook post. asserted

organization → lay → post

“Everybody on the boat felt that one in their chest.” asserted

Everybody → feel → chest

The video comes from Knot Lucky Fishing and its the White Shark Tagging Program with Starbrite, Project SeaSafe and Gray FishTag Research. asserted

video → come → Starbrite

The organization is based in Savannah, Georgia and takes veterans, active duty service members and their families on free fishing trips. asserted

organization → base → trips

The program deals with catching, tagging and releasing great white sharks off Tybee Island. asserted

program → deal → Island

“We name each one after a fallen Ranger or service member, collecting real migration data while keeping our brothers’ names alive,” Armel tells FOX Weather. asserted

Armel → name → Weather

“We’ve tagged ten so far, and with the whites heading back to Tybee now, more are coming this winter.” asserted

more → tag → Tybee

The shark in the video, however, was unable to be tagged due to safety concerns for the crew and shark. asserted

shark → tag → crew

Great white shark thrashes, lunges at woman after she reaches out to pet the marine apex predator

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