Syracuse.com - Massive whale shark carcass draws a crowd in Pakistan

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It took more than four hours to lift the fish, which fishermen said was found dead in shallow water. Reports on the length of the fish varied from 35 to 40 feet.

From the Los Angeles Times:

(Editor's note: This happened a couple of weeks ago but it's still pretty impressive.)

A massive whale shark is now on view in a Pakistani seaport after fishermen hauled the 15,000-pound fish from the water.

The fishermen's haul was greeted with enthusiastic applause at a harbor in the city of Karachi by a crowd numbering in the hundreds, according to NDTV, which cited the Press Trust of India.

It took more than four hours to lift the fish, which fishermen said was found dead in shallow water. Reports on the length of the fish varied from 35 to 40 feet.

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