Fishermen reel in large shark off beach in Brigantine, New Jersey

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Monday, June 24, 2019
Fishermen reel in large shark off beach in Brigantine
Fishermen reel in large shark off beach in Brigantine. Christie Ileto has more on Action News at 5 p.m. on June 23, 2019.

BRIGANTINE, N.J. (WPVI) -- A group of fishermen reeled in a large shark in Brigantine, New Jersey over the weekend.

Fabiana Pons shared video with Action News of the shark that was caught off the beach just past 14th Street on Saturday around 1 p.m.

Fishermen reel in shark off beach in Brigantine (Fabiana Pons)

Video shows a crowd gathering as a group of men try to unhook the shark before it was released back into the ocean.

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