Shark falls out of the sky

A shark has been rescued after it apparently fell out of the sky onto the 12th hole at a golf course in California, USA. A marshal at San Juan Hills Golf Course found the leopard shark writhing around on the course and brought it to the clubhouse.  Staff kept the shark in a bucket of salty water and then returned it to the ocean during a lunch break.

It is believed the shark had been snatched up by a large bird of prey, such as an osprey or peregrine falcon, which then lost its grip on its dinner. Two bleeding puncture marks were seen near the fish's dorsal fin. Read more...

English: Leopard shark Triakis semifasciata at the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)