Unexpected catch: 8-year-old reels in a piranha in a Pennsylvania lake
TL;DR
An eight-year-old boy fishing near Philadelphia pulled in a red-bellied piranha, which the boy correctly identified after watching YouTube and which state biologists later confirmed; officials say it likely came from an exotic-pet release, warning such releases threaten local wildlife, and the family disposed of the fish humanely.
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