Nearly 10-foot great white shark ‘pings’ off Georgia coast

OSSABAW ISLAND, Ga. — A nearly 10-foot great white shark “pinged” off the Georgia coast earlier this week.

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The shark, known as “Keji,” was tracked off the coast of Ossabaw Island on Nov. 19.

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The 578 lb. juvenile shark was first tagged in Nova Scotia in 2021 by research group OCEARCH. Sharks “ping” when they break the surface of the water and transmit a signal from the tracking device to a satellite.

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Keji is named after the Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Canada.

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