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Published 22:53 IST, October 15th 2019

Australia: 8 year old captures a Tiger Shark 8 times his weight

An eight-year-old boy in Australia is believed to have shattered records after reeling giant shark eight times his own weight which could be a record.

Reported by: Divyam Jain
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As per reports, an eight-year-old boy is believed to have shattered records after reeling giant shark eight times his own weight and could be a record. The tiger shark reportedly was caught an eight-year-old named boy Jayden Milauro who is the youngest member of the Port Hacking Game Fishing Club in New South Wales, Australia. The shark was caught in Australia. The picture has had several reactions by netizens who say that it is unbelievable and are questioning the 'record.'

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A new record?

The record reportedly has been set by an eight-year-old named boy Jayden Milauro who is the youngest member of the Port Hacking Game Fishing Club in New South Wales, Australia. The young kid who has been learning fishing for a long time now and was out for fishing off the coast of Browns Mountain 160 km south of Sydney. But even though most of us won't be able to catch a fish, young Jayden managed to catch a 314kg tiger shark, despite his own weight of 40kg.  

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Netizens react

The video has had several reactions including people questioning the 'record'. One user said, “Guarantee an 8 yr old never pulled that in.” “Shame it didn’t eat him” commented another user. Another user said that “Years ago I would have wowed at that but lately, that dead shark he’s sat with may as well be a lion or giraffe. No where near cool”. “100 % made up and to kill the amazing creature after is criminal !!.” “Not cool bro”.

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(With inputs from agencies)

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