A 5-foot shark was caught in Lake Pontchartrain Louisianan.
The shark was reeled in near Slidell at the mouth of Bayou Liberty/Bonfouca yesterday according to the St. Tammay Parish Facebook Page.
It is unknown if the shark was released
Sharks are not uncommon in the lake.
On August 10, 2014 a 7-year-old boy was bitten on the ankle by a bull shark.