Great white shark lunges toward veteran during tagging trip

A great white shark thrashed and lunged toward a veteran’s hand after she reached out to touch it during a tagging expedition off Tybee Island, Georgia, in footage shared by Knot Lucky Fishing. The shark was released without a tag, the organization’s founder said, because the crew did not have a safe opportunity to attach one. The woman, identified as Jen, was aboard a fishing boat when she reached toward the shark. Video shows the animal suddenly moving and lunging toward her hand. The footage was shared by Knot Lucky Fishing, a Savannah-based organization that runs fishing trips for veterans, active-duty service members and their families. Founder Jimmy Armel said the crew had the shark under control and that Jen was never in real danger. That assessment was attributed to Armel; the reports provide no independent safety evaluation. The footage shows the shark’s movement, but does not establish a separate assessment of the risk to the people aboard. Armel said the crew released the shark without tagging it because there was no safe chance to do so. He said the team would not force the process, citing the safety of both the crew and the animal. The decision meant the shark...