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VIDEO: Captain gets up-close look at great white

Posted at 7:32 AM, Dec 29, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-29 09:31:53-05

A boat captain in Florida got an up-close view of a great white shark off the coast of Jacksonville on Saturday morning.

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Capt. Chad Starling said he and a group were bottom fishing for red snapper about 11 miles off the coast. 

As he was reeling in the fish, a 12-foot great white appeared before he could get the snapper out of the water.

Starling told WJAX-TV in Jacksonville that he sees sharks frequently, but this is only the second time in 10 years he has spotted a great white.

"Incredible day. It stands true, you never know what you will see when you're on the sea!" Starling said in a Facebook post.

 

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