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A Connecticut couple rescues a baby shark caught in a work glove

By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press
Published: September 12, 2023, 1:43pm

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut couple’s scuba diving trip in Rhode Island on Monday turned into a mission to rescue a baby shark.

Deb and Steve Dauphinais, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, were diving on the sand flats off Jamestown, Rhode Island, when Deb Dauphinais spotted the 16-inch juvenile shark with its head stuck inside a work glove at the bottom of about 35 feet (10 meters) of water.

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