In a remarkable turn of events, Captain Sam Katona of Hawgwild Charters captured breathtaking footage of an unexpected visitor during a routine fishing excursion off the coast of Florida.
Watch the encounter in the video player aboveOn Tuesday, while leading a group 50 miles from Bonita Beach for a day of yellowtail fishing, Katona and his crew were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a whale shark .'I mean, that was without a doubt the coolest thing I've seen in the 10 years of doing this out there,' Katona said.The encounter unfolded when one of the regular passengers aboard Katona's boat spotted the massive creature.
Estimating the gentle giant to be approximately 30 feet in length, Katona described being 'speechless' at the sheer size of the whale shark.'Oh was super super mellow! You would not have known it was there unless you were looking at it,' he said. 'You know, it just crept right up on us, and then he stayed there for about 45 minutes.
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