Great White Shark pinged near South Padre Island

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A great white shark was pinged 200 yards off the shore of South Padre Island on Wednesday.

"LeeBeth" is a 14.1 foot, weighing 2,600 pounds great white female shark and was tagged on December 2023, according to Higher Calling Wildlife.

Her tracking is shown on an app called Sharktivity, which is supported by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

^{Screenshot of the Sharktivity showing LeeBeth's tracking across the Gulf of Mexico.}

^{Screenshot of the Sharktivity showing LeeBeth's tracking across the Gulf of Mexico.}

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy is a non-profit that supports scientific research, helps improve public safety and education to raise shark conservation.

^{Screenshot of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, X account showing LeeBeth's tracking across the Gulf of Mexico.}

Sharktivity showed, LeeBeth first pinged in the Gulf of Mexico on Jan 1 near Florida, before traveling to South Carolina, and Louisiana.

She then pinged on Feb. 28 near the South Padre Island Beach shore. Her latest ping was on March 1, which showed she traveled south to the Coast of Mexico near Barra de Caballos.

According to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, this is the furthest west a white shark has ever tracked into the Gulf of Mexico, making shark science history.

They added, that Leebeth had traveled over 2000 miles since she was tagged off in South Carolina.

Digital Executive Producer Steven Masso contributed to this report.