{"id":277843,"date":"2025-11-07T19:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/277843\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T19:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:43:12","slug":"beached-shark-rescued-by-brave-dog-walker-in-astonishing-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/277843\/","title":{"rendered":"Beached shark rescued by brave dog-walker in astonishing video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This jaws-itively brave woman rescued a beached shark on her own. <\/p>\n<p>A woman who was walking her dogs on the beach in Oregon noticed a small shark struggling on the shore \u2014 and bravely freed it back into the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Colleen Dunn thought the salmon shark that was suffocating in a low tide was a baby great white at first, she shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/salmon-shark-baby-rescue-portland-oregon-03ed97d29fdfaa6826d74f053d1fa7bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37603241\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/screenshot-taken-video-provided-colleen-114945315.jpg\" alt=\"A salmon shark swimming near a beach.\" class=\"wp-image-37603241\"  \/>The salmon shark was suffocating in a low tide near the shore. Colleen Dunn via AP<\/p>\n<p>Dunn called her husband at an office at Nehalem Bay State Park in Tillamook County, Oregon, to ask for advice.<\/p>\n<p>When her husband didn\u2019t respond, she decided to act on her own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was essentially nervous about touching it at all,\u201d Dunn said Wednesday. \u201cI have three kids, so I didn\u2019t wanna put myself in a dangerous position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her dogs waited patiently as she grabbed the three-foot shark by its tail and brought it into deeper water while she recorded a video on her phone.<\/p>\n<p>Once in a higher tide, the shark was able to get water through its gills again and swam out of view.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.58300781;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37603242\" width=\"344\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/screenshot-taken-video-provided-colleen-114945511.jpg\" alt=\"Person carrying a beached salmon shark back into the ocean.\" class=\"wp-image-37603242\"  \/>Dunn carried the beached salmon shark back into the ocean. Colleen Dunn via AP<\/p>\n<p>Dunn said that she posted about the scary moment in a local social media group last month, and nobody reported the shark washing back up on shore.<\/p>\n<p>Having lived in Hawaii, she felt a sense of belonging near the shark-filled water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve lived in other places across the Pacific, and the ocean has always been my grounding place,\u201d Dunn said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing engaged with it, watching the tides, noticing the wildlife, even stepping in when a creature needs help, keeps me present and humble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dunn and her family recently moved to Manzanita, Oregon, near the park where she saw the shark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This jaws-itively brave woman rescued a beached shark on her own. 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