Teen Rides on the Back of 30-Foot Whale Shark in Gulf of Mexico Tamarra Kemsley - Nature World News
go to original June 17, 2013

This whale shark was spotted 30nm west of Captiva, Fl in approximately 80' of water. No harm was done to this shark. (LimitedOutFishing)

Florida native Chris Kreis, 19, was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico when a whale shark the size of the 30-foot boat he was in swam up alongside him and his friend.

Not one to miss out on an opportunity, the teen dove in and grabbed onto the world's largest fish's fin upon the recommendation of his friend, much to the animal's apparent displeasure.

"When I started holding on I felt the whale shark, it started moving itself, it felt the drag and it didn't really want me on there so I let go and that's it," Kreis told NBC2.

In all, Kreis rode for about 20 seconds before he decided he should probably let go.

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