By TalesFromFlorida.com
Florida strikes again, folks. Just when you thought our state couldn’t get any wilder, a woman named Charity Clark decided to one-up every “Florida Man” headline by wrestling a shark—with her bare hands—and winning.
The Setup: A Normal Day in Florida (Which Means Anything Can Happen)
Charity Clark, 43, was just minding her business, paddleboarding near Big Pine Key like a normal human being. But this is Florida, so “normal” lasted about five minutes before a shark decided to crash the party—literally. The poor guy got tangled in the ropes of her paddleboard like a drunk tourist in a fishing net.
The Hero Moment: “Ma’am, That’s a Shark”
Most people’s reaction to a shark within biting distance is: scream, flail, possibly faint. Not Charity. Nope. She took one look at this distressed sea predator and went, “I gotchu, fam.”
In a video that’s basically Florida’s version of Free Willy, she calmly untangles the shark’s fin like she’s untying a shoelace. Then, she hits it with the ultimate power move—telling the shark to “let go” of the rope in its mouth.
And guess what? The shark listened. Maybe it was her mom voice. Maybe it was the sheer audacity. Either way, the shark noped out of there faster than a tourist realizing gators can, in fact, climb fences.
Florida Logic: “Eh, It Was Fine”
When asked later how she stayed so chill, Charity shrugged it off like she’d just helped a lost puppy. “I saw this animal in distress and just knew I had to help,” she said, proving once again that Floridians operate on a different wavelength than the rest of the planet.
Meanwhile, the rest of us are over here screaming at spiders in the shower.
The Aftermath: Shark Probably Telling His Friends About the Crazy Lady
Somewhere in the ocean, that shark is definitely recounting this story to his fish buddies: “Bro, I swear, this human just… untied me. Then told me to spit it out. I don’t even know.”
Meanwhile, Charity is probably back on her paddleboard, waiting for her next wildlife rescue—because in Florida, the adventure never stops.
Stay tuned for next week’s episode of “Florida Woman Adopts a Gator and Teaches It to Do Taxes.”