<p>A shark that washed up against rocks at Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island, owes its life to a brave beachgoer who stepped up to save it.</p><p>A video, shared to Twitter by Erich Twachtman</a> on July 18, shows his daughter, Ali, fishing the small mud shark (also known as a dogfish) out of the shallow shore waters and carrying it into the deeper part of the sea.</p><p>“Kudos to my daughter who found a #shark that got washed up on shore today and the surf was pounding it into rocks. She got it and set it free,” Twachtman tweeted alongside the clip.</p><p>The video had over 4,000 views at the time of writing. Credit: @eweather via Storyful</p><br />
