'Just a couple of sharks': Man jokes as floodwaters push fin shapes along Florida road
Reports of sharks during flooding and storm events has been a viral phenomenon, igniting debates of their validity online.
Florida man jokes as fin shapes sweep by during storm
Video showing two fin-shaped objects being swept along by floodwater on Hutchinson Island, Florida, was captured by a local business owner as Hurricane Nicole approached on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022.
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Two fin-shaped objects being swept along by floodwater on Hutchinson Island, Florida, might have looked like a pair of sharks on a mission from the ocean.
Jordan Schwartz, who runs Ohana Surf Shop, captured the oddity as Hurricane Nicole approached the area on Wednesday. He jokingly said that they were a "couple of sharks" going across the flooded roadway, prompting laughter from another person in the car with him.
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Video showing two fin-shaped objects being swept along by floodwater on Hutchinson Island, Florida, was captured by a local business owner as Hurricane Nicole approached on Wednesday, November 9.
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Residents were urged to evacuate the island by authorities as storm surges breached Florida’s east-central coast.
In a separate video, Schwartz recorded more debris moving over the flooded roadway, including a kayak.
Schwartz said that he believed the fin-like objects were debris from a staircase.
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Reports of sharks during flooding and storm events has been a viral phenomenon, igniting debates of their validity online.
FOX 35 in Orlando reports a video of what many suspected to be a small shark swimming in a flooded neighborhood of Fort Myers went viral as Hurricane Ian began hammering southwest Florida, causing major flooding and devastation.
Many who viewed the video thought it might be a hoax, recalling a fake photo of a shark swimming on a submerged highway that circulated widely when Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017. However, the video was indeed authentic.