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Moment shark swims through streets of flooded New Jersey suburb after monster nor'easter

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Swaroop, A. (2026, September 28). Moment shark swims through streets of flooded New Jersey suburb after monster nor'easter. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16166463/shark-swims-streets-flooded-New-Jersey-suburb-monster-noreaster.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-28 · by Ananya Swaroop

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During a severe nor'easter that hit New Jersey over the weekend, Drew Procaccino spotted a small dogfish shark swimming through floodwaters in his Surf City driveway. The shark, identified by marine expert Dr. Greg Skomal as harmless due to its lack of sharp teeth, was seen gliding aimlessly before eventually making its way back to Barnegat Bay. New Jersey received at least seven inches of rain from the storm, leading Governor Mikie Sherrill to declare a state of emergency in eight affected counties.
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On Saturday, during a violent nor'easter, a small shark was spotted swimming through flooded streets in Surf City, New Jersey. The storm caused widespread flooding, with some areas experiencing as much as four feet of water. Drew Procaccino filmed the shark's dorsal fin moving through muddy floodwaters near his driveway on Long Beach Island. According to Dr. Greg Skomal from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, it was a harmless dogfish shark, common in the area but lacking sharp teeth. The storm also brought winds up to 70 mph, leading to power outages for thousands along the East Coast.

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New Jersey GPE · 5× Procaccino PERSON · 3× Drew Procaccino PERSON · 2× Mikie Sherrill PERSON · 2× Ocean County GPE · 2× ABC News ORG · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Greg Skomal PERSON · 1× Surf City GPE · 1× the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries ORG · 1×

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A New Jersey resident spotted an unusual guest outside his house during the weekend’s horrific nor’easter floods on the East Coast. Drew Procaccino, a Surf City resident, found a small ‘harmless’ shark swimming in his driveway on Saturday. The shark was swiftly gliding in the muddy floodwater when Procaccino took out his camera to capture the astonishing moment.
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🔮 ‘At first we thought it was just a fish, which would have been cool, but a baby shark was even better,’ Procaccino said.

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A New Jersey resident spotted an unusual guest outside his house during the weekend’s horrific nor’easter floods on the East Coast. Drew Procaccino, a Surf City resident, found a small ‘harmless’ shark swimming in his driveway on Saturday. The shark was swiftly gliding in the muddy floodwater when Procaccino took out his camera to capture the astonishing moment. asserted
Procaccino → see → moment
‘Is that a little shark?’ a woman questioned in the clip as she saw a dorsal fin dawdling aimlessly through the rainwater. asserted
fin → question → rainwater
The woman noticed the sea animal coming towards her and said: ‘Oh my God, he’s coming this way.' asserted
he → notice → her
Dr Greg Skomal, a white shark expert with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, told ABC News that the sea animal spotted in the video was a dogfish shark. asserted
animal → tell → video
They are harmless because they do not have sharp teeth, the doctor told the outlet. asserted
doctor → have → outlet
Drew Procaccino spotted the baby shark outside his house on Saturday. asserted
Procaccino → spot → Saturday
He initially thought that it was a fish but later saw its fin and captured the moment on video The shark eventually swam up to the Barnegat Bay along the coast of Ocean County, Procaccino told Storyful. asserted
Procaccino → think → Storyful
He said that the shark was spotted around his house at noon and then it briefly disappeared in the driveway. asserted
it → say → driveway
It was later seen heading west towards the bay. asserted
It → see → bay
‘At first we thought it was just a fish, which would have been cool, but a baby shark was even better,’ Procaccino said. asserted
Procaccino → think → ?
New Jersey received at least seven inches of rain during the nor'easter. asserted
Jersey → receive → nor'easter
Gov Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency across eight counties in New Jersey The baby dogfish swam in the residential area during the nor’easter storm and made its way to the Barnegat Bay along the coast of Ocean County New Jersey received at least seven inches of rain in three days, causing Deal Lake to overflow. Many boats washed ashore and crashed into docks and piers due to the high winds, News 12 reported. asserted
News → declare → winds
NJ Transit suspended its North Jersey Coast Line service between Aberdeen-Matawan and Long Branch because of fallen trees across the tracks on September 27. asserted
Transit → suspend → September
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice that no flights will depart from Newark Liberty International Airport because of strong winds on Sunday. asserted
flights → issue → Sunday
CNN reported that a person was killed and four people, including children, were injured as strong winds demolished trees in the area. asserted
winds → report → area
Customers across the Northeast were out of power and the storm continues to disrupt air travel. asserted
storm → continue → travel
New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency across eight counties including Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem. uncertain
Sherrill → declare → Atlantic
'This nor’easter is expected to bring damaging winds, heavy rain, significant coastal flooding, and resulting beach erosion, with these eight counties facing the greatest risk,' Sherrill said in a statement. asserted
Sherrill → expect → statement
'I urge all New Jerseyans to take this storm seriously.' asserted
I → urge → storm
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