Shark In Lake Guntersville A Hoax

Hoax Shark A dead shark found in the north Alabama lake had to have been put there by someone else according to state conservation officials.

by The Associated Press

Published: Wed, July 30, 2008 - 10:25 am CST Last Updated: Wed, July 30, 2008 - 10:36 am CST

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A state conservation official says
there was no live shark in Lake Guntersville.
Nick Nichols is assistant chief of fisheries for the Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. He said Tuesday a
dead shark found by a teenager last week must have been put in the
lake by someone.
State conservation officials initially identified the 3-foot
shark as a bull shark, a species that sometimes travels inland
along rivers.
But Nichols said he got an e-mail Tuesday morning from a state
marine biologist identifying the shark as an Atlantic sharpnose, a
species that isn't known to travel in fresh water.
A Jackson County teen said he found the shark July 21 floating
near a dock on Lake Guntersville. The shark had a bass lure in its
mouth.

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rosepetal Says:

Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 8:54 pm

i think they made a short film about a great white swimming up a river back in the 20’s. i think it killed around 8 people, anything is possible. that is why i only swim in pools.

NTHand Says:

Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 8:49 pm

I don’t care who you are….now, that’s funny!

LPJ1959 Says:

Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:36 pm

someone is having a good laugh off of this shame to wast a good bass lure. I dont think a shark would swim that fare inland eney way. If ther is a live shark in Guntersville it was put there.