Story passed around the internet:
OCEAN SHORES, WA
While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish,
this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15
minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough
for one of the crew members to slip a rope
around
it's tail !!! 'And that's when the
stuff
hit the fan!!. The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat
backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat
was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the
shark would actually jump
completely out of the water at times.
This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned. She weighed in
at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current into
local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 deg. water is considered
ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.