Hammerhead Shark Caught and Released on North Carolina Beach

Fishermen in Avon, North Carolina, reeled in a hammerhead shark on Thursday, August 16.Footage posted to Facebook by Alisa Lapp shows the shark being pulled onto the beach as a crowd looks on. Lapp told Storyful she was fishing around noon when the shark was reeled in by a group fishing beside her, who took photos of it and measured it before releasing it back into the water. The shark measured 11 feet, Lapp said.WAVY.com reported that the shark was captured by Frisco resident Bryan Lester and his son, River. Credit: Alisa Lapp via Storyful