{"id":902791,"date":"2026-09-20T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/902791\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:50:44","slug":"shark-sighting-in-bedford-n-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/902791\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark sighting in Bedford, N.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A basking shark was spotted swimming near the Bedford Basin Yacht Club Friday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">An unusual sight drew quite the crowd Friday night in Bedford, N.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A basking shark was spotted swimming near the <a href=\"https:\/\/bbyc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bbyc.ca\/\">Bedford Basin Yacht Club<\/a>. Olivia Falkenham was on her way to work at the yacht club when she noticed lots of people pulled over, pointing and filming something. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI saw a big fin come out of the water, so I pulled over and ran over to see what was happening and I took a video,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI went up on the balcony and was watching to see if I could see it again and then I saw it come right up under the docks at the Bedford Basin Yacht Club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">What shocked Falkenham the most was the size of the creature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt was huge. It\u2019s really cool. I\u2019ve never seen anything like that, especially as close as it was and the size that it was,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Gary Cowan was about to have supper Friday night when he heard about the possible shark nearby. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe just decided to take a drive down. We didn\u2019t see it right away, but we were still hanging around, and the shark came up finally,\u201d he said. \u201c(It was) unbelievable, especially this size.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cowan said he likes to go fishing, so he\u2019s out on the water often and has never seen anything like this in his life. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s quite a scene, especially in Bedford. You never know what you\u2019re going to see down here in the harbour, so this was definitely very exciting for the wife and myself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/marineanimals.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/marineanimals.ca\/\">Marine Animal Response Society<\/a> (MARS) told CTV News the basking shark was freely swimming and in good condition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MARS said basking sharks are filter feeders and do tend to spend time at the surface. Officials monitored it Friday night to ensure it was behaving normally. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It said there have been no reports of the animal in the harbour as of Saturday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">For more Nova Scotia news, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/atlantic\/nova-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/atlantic\/nova-scotia\/\">dedicated provincial page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"A shark fin is pictured in the water.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5MZCBW3GQBBIJCOPSEBB3EHLKQ.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Basking Shark A basking shark was spotted near the Bedford Basin Yacht Club in Bedford, N.S., on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Courtesy: Christie Wisener) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A basking shark was spotted swimming near the Bedford Basin Yacht Club Friday night. 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