WEEKEND HE MAKES AN APPEARANCE, MAKING SWIMMERS A LITTLE BIT
MAKING SWIMMERS A LITTLE BIT WEARY AS THEY HEAD INTO THESE
WEARY AS THEY HEAD INTO THESE WATERS.
WATERS. >> SOMETHING RESEARCHERS DID NOT
>> SOMETHING RESEARCHERS DID NOT EXPECT.
EXPECT. >> YOU SEE HIM IN THERE.
>> YOU SEE HIM IN THERE. I WAS SURPRISED AND SOMETHING WE
I WAS SURPRISED AND SOMETHING WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE.
WERE HAPPY TO SEE. >> Reporter: THE GREAT WHITE
>> Reporter: THE GREAT WHITE KNOWN AS CABOT TRACKED DEEP INTO
KNOWN AS CABOT TRACKED DEEP INTO THE LONG ISLAND SOUND.
THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. A PLACE NO TAGGED SHARK HAS EVER
A PLACE NO TAGGED SHARK HAS EVER BEEN BEFORE.
BEEN BEFORE. AT FIRSTO OSEARCH THOUGHT IT WAS
AT FIRSTO OSEARCH THOUGHT IT WAS A MISTAKE.
A MISTAKE. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD PING
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD PING AND MAYBE THE SHARK WAS MORE
AND MAYBE THE SHARK WAS MORE DOWN IN THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY
DOWN IN THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY AREA.
AREA. >> Reporter: CABOT, MEASURING
>> Reporter: CABOT, MEASURING NEARLY 10 FEET AND WEIGHING 500
NEARLY 10 FEET AND WEIGHING 500 POUNDS WAS THERE.
POUNDS WAS THERE. THE SHARK INTRODUCING HIMSELF TO
THE SHARK INTRODUCING HIMSELF TO THE AREA ON HIS OWN TWITTER
THE AREA ON HIS OWN TWITTER ACCOUNT ASKING, ANYONE KNOW OF
ACCOUNT ASKING, ANYONE KNOW OF SOME FUN THINGS TO DO AROUND
SOME FUN THINGS TO DO AROUND HERE?
HERE? HIS ARRIVAL ACTUALLY CRASHING
HIS ARRIVAL ACTUALLY CRASHING THE WEBSITE USED TO TRACK HIM
THE WEBSITE USED TO TRACK HIM BECAUSE SO MANY USERS OVERLOADED
BECAUSE SO MANY USERS OVERLOADED IT.
IT. RESEARCHERS SAY THE WATER
RESEARCHERS SAY THE WATER QUALITY AND THE ABUNDANCE OF
QUALITY AND THE ABUNDANCE OF FISH MAKE THE AREA WELCOMING AND
FISH MAKE THE AREA WELCOMING AND COULD INVITE OTHER TAGGED
COULD INVITE OTHER TAGGED SHARKS, TOO.
SHARKS, TOO. CABOT MIGHT HAVE ALREADY HAD
CABOT MIGHT HAVE ALREADY HAD FRIENDS WITH HIM.
FRIENDS WITH HIM. >> IT’S LIKELY THERE IS OTHER
>> IT’S LIKELY THERE IS OTHER WHITE SHARKS IN THERE.
WHITE SHARKS IN THERE. >> Reporter: SINCE CABOT WAS
>> Reporter: SINCE CABOT WAS TAGGED HE LOGGED PLENTY OF MILES
TAGGED HE LOGGED PLENTY OF MILES IN THE OPEN OCEAN, MAKING HIS
IN THE OPEN OCEAN, MAKING HIS FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO THE GULF OF
FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO BEFORE COMING BACK TO
MEXICO BEFORE COMING BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS
NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS WHERE HE MET UP WITH SEVERAL
WHERE HE MET UP WITH SEVERAL OTHER TAGGED SHARKS LESS THAN
OTHER TAGGED SHARKS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO.
TWO WEEKS AGO. CABOT’S ARRIVAL AT A CONNECTICUT
CABOT’S ARRIVAL AT A CONNECTICUT BEACH JUST DAYS BEFORE MEMORIAL
BEACH JUST DAYS BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, A REMINDER FOR MANY
DAY WEEKEND, A REMINDER FOR MANY OF WHAT DANGER LURKS IN THE
OF WHAT DANGER LURKS IN THE WATER.
WATER. LAST SUMMER BEACHES AT NEW
LAST SUMMER BEACHES AT NEW YORK’S NEARBY FIRE ISLAND WERE
YORK’S NEARBY FIRE ISLAND WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSED AFTER TWO
TEMPORARILY CLOSED AFTER TWO KIDS WERE BITTEN IN SEPARATE
KIDS WERE BITTEN IN SEPARATE ATTACKS.
ATTACKS. IN CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, A
IN CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, A MAN DIED AFTER HE WAS ATTACKED.
MAN DIED AFTER HE WAS ATTACKED. PUNCHING HIM IN HIS GILLS.
PUNCHING HIM IN HIS GILLS. >> IT WAS LIKE A WRESTLING HOLD
>> IT WAS LIKE A WRESTLING HOLD AND TIPPED ME OVER.
AND TIPPED ME OVER. >> Reporter: EXPERTS STRESS
>> Reporter: EXPERTS STRESS PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BE SMART
