Great white shark alert for beast ‘spotted off Scottish Highland’ causes panic

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Locals in a coastal town were whipped up into a panic when they were sent a great white shark alert – meant for a place in New Zealand with the same name.

People who had set up Google alerts for Fortrose in the Scottish Highlands were shocked at the warning of the presence of a giant sea predator in their shores. But it turned out to be an appeal by New Zealand-based Shark Experience encouraging residents to take to the beaches on the other side of the world in search of a tag that had been shed from a great white.

Shark Experience, a cage diving and sightseeing tour company, shared the appeal on Facebook encouraging locals to take part in the "treasure hunt with a difference."

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Luckily before residents in Fortrose could take to the beach and help the tag was found – on the shores of a New Zealand town also named Fortrose.

A post revealed that the tag had been found by a labrador named Quasi on December 5.

The mussel-shaped tag was found on dry rocks around cliffs in the Catlins area in South Island, New Zealand.

"A big thank you to everyone who has helped with the hunt for the Shark Tag at Fortrose," read a statement from Shark Experience.

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["Quasi the lab and his fabulous owner Kelsi found the right bit of seaweed at the right time – the tag is on its way to the science guys now.

"Massive thank you to Kelsi and Quasi the lab who located the precious wee package."

In other shark news, we reported earlier this week how three wildlife photographers came within inches of sharks in jaw-dropping snaps. The predators were being hand fed by Captain John Moore and dive guide Jordan Lempke of Florida Shark Diving during a shark diving tour for photographers.

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