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Massive Shark Surfaces Off Ocean City, Virginia Beach Massive Shark Surfaces Off Ocean City, Virginia Beach
Massive Shark Surfaces Off Ocean City, Virginia Beach A white shark weighing in at 883 pounds was tracked off Virginia Beach and Ocean City, MD. Freya, as she was dubbed by shark research group OCEARCH, was "pinged" June 23 in Virginia Beach but had made her way to the Ocean City shoreline as of June 27, according to the OCEARCH shark tracker. A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data. The sub-adult female was first tagged in Onslow Bay in March 2021 and is approximately 11.26 feet long. In the last month she's traveled along the Pamlico Sound along the Virginia Coast to the Maryland shore. …

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by Cecilia Levine