PALM BEACH, Fla. — A diver had a close encounter with one of the ocean’s largest predators off the coast of Florida.
Jim Cocci was diving near Mar-a-Lago when his friends got notified there was a great white shark near The Breakers, according to WPEC-TV.
That’s when the group went to check it out.
Cocci told WPEC, about 20 minutes into the dive, a marine biologist in the group yelled he spotted the shark.
Cocci said the shark was about the size of a boxcar—15-20 feet long, according to WPEC.
Cocci has been diving for 53 years and told WESH he has never seen a shark like this before.
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