"America's 'Bukangi'?"... Shark Appears on Flooded Florida Road

Shark-like fish spotted swimming at an intersection
"Its fin surfaced"... Drivers stunned

A fish believed to be a shark was spotted swimming in the middle of a road flooded by record-breaking rainfall in Florida.

According to Fox Weather on Nov. 5, footage captured a shark-like fish swimming along a flooded road at an intersection in Fort Pierce, Florida, on Nov. 3.

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Franshara Napoleon, a driver who witnessed the incident, was picking up her daughter from school when she noticed something moving in the flooded road. At first, she could not make out what it was, but when the fish’s fin surfaced, she realized it was a shark.

“I saw something moving in the flooded road and started filming,” Napoleon said. “I couldn’t believe it when I realized it was a shark.”

The footage shows a fish swimming with its fin above the water in a flooded intersection as vehicles pass by. However, officials have not confirmed whether the fish was actually a shark.

That same day, a large tarpon was spotted swimming through flooded Gleason Park in Indian Harbour Beach, about an hour north of Fort Pierce. Also known as the Atlantic tarpon, the tarpon is a large marine fish in the family Megalopidae and can grow to more than 2 meters long. It is characterized by large, silvery scales and an upturned mouth.

Alex Martinez, who filmed the footage, said several tarpon were swimming around the park and that one came within about 60 centimeters of him. He said he grew up in the area but had never seen the park so badly flooded.

According to data from the U.S. National Weather Service, Indian Harbour Beach received more than about 406 millimeters of rain over three days. Fort Pierce also received about 254 millimeters. Cumulative rainfall in some areas of eastern Florida reached as much as about 610 millimeters. Heavy rain and coastal flooding inundated roads and public facilities, creating the unusual situation of marine life that normally inhabits the sea or rivers moving into urban areas.

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