Rare Sawfish Caught in South Florida


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A group of south Florida fishermen reeled in a rare sawfish over the weekend, capturing the exciting feat on video.

It took Dustin Richter and pals more than two hours to wrangle the 11-foot long, 500-pound creature during a midnight fishing trip on Sunday morning, ABC’s West Palm Beach affiliate WPBF reported.

Why Sawfish are at Risk

“Catching a fish like that is like once in a lifetime,” Richter said.

Richter and his friends, from Boynton Beach, Fla., let the sawfish go after bringing it to shore and filming a video.

“It’s just one of those prehistoric-looking animals,” he said. “If you see them you’re lucky to see them and if you catch them you’re even luckier.”

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Source: ABC News

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