Fisherman accused of illegally catching sharks and ‘wrestling’ them in bizarre videos he shared online
An Oregon man is accused of illegally fishing a species of protected sharks in Washington state and then posting strange videos of himself “wrestling” his catch on social media. Connor Seifert, 27, had been pulling bluntnose sixgill and broadnose sevengill sharks from the state’s Puget Sound and boasting about his illicit prizes for months, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
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An Oregon man is accused of illegally fishing a species of protected sharks in Washington state and then posting strange videos of himself “wrestling” his catch on social media. Connor Seifert, 27, had been pulling bluntnose sixgill and broadnose sevengill sharks from the state’s Puget Sound and boasting about his illicit prizes for months, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said. The freaky fisherman filmed bizarre videos with the sharks after he pulled them out of the water and then shared them on his online accounts. In one video provided by authorities, Seifert is seen prying open a shark’s mouth while stepping on its back.
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- An Oregon man is accused of illegally fishing a species of protected sharks in Washington state and then posting strange videos of himself “wrestling” his catch on social media. Connor Seifert, 27, had been pulling bluntnose sixgill and broadnose sevengill sharks from the state’s Puget Sound and boasting about his illicit prizes for months, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
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