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12-year-old hooks great white shark off Fort Lauderdale coast

Campbell Keenan was out for a family day of fishing when they came up on the white shark.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla — A 12-year-old boy reeled in a fish a little bigger than expected on Tuesday while fishing with his family off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Campbell Keenan was on the hunt for bait fish when a great white shark ended up on the other side of the line. They used a blackfin tuna to catch the shark, CBS News reports, and the shark dragged the line out about 300 yards.

It was a one-hour battle between Campbell and the great white shark, but eventually, his efforts were successful. Fishing has become one of the 12-year-old's hobbies. He was happy when he realized it was a great white.

After snapping a few pictures, they released the female white shark back into the ocean.

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