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12-foot great white shark spotted off N Carolina coast

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. — A great white shark named Hilton was spotted near Cape Lookout this week, according to OCEARCH, a global shark tracker. Hilton is 12 feet 5 inches long and weighs 1,326 pounds.

The male shark was first tagged in March 2017 near Hilton Head, South Carolina and is now approaching Wilmington, North Carolina.

A second shark was also spotted off the Carolina coast.

Savannah is an immature female shark that is just over 8 feet long.

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