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Report: ‘Naked shark guy’ is a former NYC police officer named ‘Shawn’

Related Topics: Shark, Police officer, Jim McElwain

We might have some closure on so-called “naked shark guy,” according to an Orlando TV reporter. The man is said to be a former New York City police officer named “Shawn,” and not Florida coach Jim McElwain.

The former police officer now lives in Upstate New York. David Pingalore of WKMG-TV told the Orlando Sentinel’s Mike Bianchi on his 96.9 The Game radio show the man is fearful for his life.

Pingalore said that he has received other photos from a friend of “Shawn.” He also told Bianchi that the picture was taken two years ago off the shores of Long Island.