7-foot shark stuns Rhode Island residents after surfacing in pond before dying

7-foot shark stuns Rhode Island residents after surfacing in pond before dying

A seven-foot shark briefly turned a Rhode Island pond into the center of local fascination after surfacing in shallow water near Narragansett last weekend. The unusual sighting sparked dramatic social media videos — and ended sadly when the shark later died after swimming deeper into Point Judith Pond. Locals first spotted the shark beside the breakwater by Salty Brine State Beach in Galilee, where it appeared wedged among rocks before freeing i…