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WATCH: Fishermen Catch Video Of Thresher Shark In Long Island Bay

It's rare for sharks of this type to come into shallow waters, and they got a good look at it.

Two fishermen were out enjoying the water on Long Island's bays on Sunday when they saw something new: a thresher shark in the water.

Thresher sharks aren't uncommon in the ocean (they're native to all coastal waters on the Eastern Seaboard), but it's very rare for threshers to come into shallow water.

The video (which contains some profane language) captures Matt Wunderlich's and Pat Crowley's surprise at seeing the shark. They were fishing in New York State Boat Channel (or State Channel), near Zachs Bay in Wantagh.

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Thresher sharks are rarely dangerous to humans, though they can get quite large. Adult threshers can grow to be about 20 feet long and weigh more than 1,000 pounds. They get their names from their long tails, which they use to slap and stun prey.

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