MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – When Nicholas Lynch went fishing Tuesday off the coast of St. Petersburg, he thought he might come home with some grouper and snapper.
He did, however, he also came home with a rare once-in-a-lifetime story with video to share. Lynch, who lives in the town of Parrish in Manatee County, said he went out bottom fishing in about 100 feet of water on his cousin’s boat.
The veteran fisherman said that it was a pretty calm day out on the water, about 25 to 30 miles offshore, with no big white caps on the ocean. [TRENDING: Teens rescued from slingshot ride | Woman found naked in storm drain says she was there for 3 weeks ] All that changed when he saw something on the horizon stirring up the water. “I saw a little bit of a