1,700-pound Great White Shark pinged off Grand Strand coast
Published: Nov. 21, 2023 at 2:05 PM EST|Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 2:06 PM EST
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Everyone is coming to the Grand Strand for the holidays, even a Great White Shark that’s over 13 feet long, weighing just over 1700 pounds.
According to OCEARCH’s Shark Tracker, Mahone was pinged at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean off the Myrtle Beach/North Myrtle Beach coast.
The shark was previously pinged Monday offshore near Wilmington while traveling south for migration.
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When the male shark was last measured in October 2020, he weighed an estimated 1,701lbs and was 13 feet 7 inches long, according to OCEARCH.
Click here to track Mahone.
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