Watch: Shark swims close to shore along Vanderbilt Beach

A shark seen swimming along Vanderbilt Beach in North Naples. Credit: Nikola V.

A shark was caught on cam by a WINK News viewer swimming close to shore along Vanderbilt Beach in North Naples. Nikola V. captured it all on video earlier week.

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Mostly sunny, pleasant Monday with highs in the 70s

High temperatures will reach the 70s under mostly sunny skies. Expect the air to feel pleasant thanks to dew points in the 40s and 30s.

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Authorities search near Edison Bridge for lost boater

The U.S. Coast Guard searched for a lost boater in the Caloosahatchee River near the Edison Bridge all Sunday night.

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2 people critically injured in Lehigh Acres shooting

A shooting investigation is underway involving two victims at an intersection in Lehigh Acres early Sunday morning.

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Mobile home fire gives 2 fire departments early wake-up call

The Fort Myers Beach Fire District was up early Sunday morning, hard at work with crews from the Iona McGregor Fire District putting out a structure fire at a mobile home park. According to the Fort Myers Beach Fire District, crews were dispatched at 2:21 a.m. to Bonair Mobile Home Park at 760 San Carlos […]

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71-year-old man facing 2nd-degree murder charges in Collier County

According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, a warrant is charging Raphael with 2nd-degree murder charges, he was later arrested in Glades County on Saturday.

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Fort Myers Beach sunset watch party provides glimmer of hope

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Gage Jackson went missing in Charlotte County four years ago as of Sunday, March 18. According to SWFL Crime Stoppers, 11 days later Jackson’s body was discovered by a boater in Praire Creek. An anonymous donor is offering a new reward of $150,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. But, that doesn’t […]

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