{"id":17962,"date":"2022-06-03T20:23:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T15:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=17962"},"modified":"2022-06-03T20:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T15:23:49","slug":"terrifying-fight-between-an-alligator-and-a-shark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/06\/03\/terrifying-fight-between-an-alligator-and-a-shark\/","title":{"rendered":"A terrifying fight between an alligator and a shark was captured by a stunned fisherman."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Zinn was fishing with his stepfather off the coast of Port St.Lucie, south west of Orlando, when he felt a strong pull on his line and attempted to remove the hook when a gator lunged from the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stunned fisherman witnessed a terrifying fight between an alligator and a shark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Zinn was fishing with his stepfather off the coast of Port St. Lucie, south west of Orlando, when he felt a strong pull on his line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zinn was surprised to discover that he had hooked a young bull shark on his line, and he and his stepfather rushed to remove the hook from its mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the situation quickly became dangerous when they came across an alligator as they approached the shark in an attempt to set it free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They claimed the alligator lunged at them, nearly knocking them both into the water with the creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Down by the water, a five-foot gator lunged at us,&#8221; David Zinn told 9News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With both of them, we almost fell down the rocks into the water. 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