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Woman rescues a beached shark in Oregon in striking video
Colleen Dunn intervened to save a suffocating 3-foot salmon shark stranded during low tide, the second such sighting on the Oregon coast this year, experts say.
- On Oct. 10, 2025, Colleen Dunn found a roughly 3-foot small shark near Nehalem Bay State Park, Oregon, gripped its tail, and ran it into the surf where it swam away.
- The shark was stranded because it was suffocating in a low-tide area as the tide was going out, and experts say young salmon sharks can develop infections or cold shock impairing their swimming.
- Unsure whom to call, Dunn sized up the scene nervously, tried calling her husband and the nearest park office without help, then recorded video, gripped the tail—`slimy sandpaper`—and watched the shark move out for about 10 minutes while the two dogs waited on the shoreline.
- The next morning, Dunn searched local social media groups and posted about the encounter last month, finding no reports of the rescued salmon shark washing back up, and said `I don't know if it survived, but I choose to believe he made it.`
- This sighting fits a pattern: Dunn's shark was the second salmon shark reported on the Oregon coast this year, and salmon sharks can reach 10 feet and regulate internal temperature like great whites.
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