Fake videos of sharks swimming in flooded streets tend to surface during hurricanes, but some experts believe this video might be real.
It’s common for hoax photos and videos of sharks swimming in flooded streets to surface during hurricanes and they’re often quickly debunked. But a new video of a shark in Hurricane Ian’s storm surge has people questioning if it’s the real deal.
Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida on Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds just a few miles per hour away from bumping the classification up to a Category 5. The hurricane resulted in a massive storm surge, and that surge appeared to have pushed a shark into a flooded street in Fort Myers, Florida.
Twitter user THE Alex first shared the video at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The video shows what appears to be a shark flopping around in an apparently flooded street. The animal in the video is seen thrashing its tail back and forth as winds gust in the background.
“My buddy just sent me a video of this shark swimming down his back yard in Fort Myers,” THE Alex tweeted Wednesday.
After a slew of requests from news outlets and speculation on whether the video was real or not, THE Alex assured everyone it was the “real deal”.
