The Piranha in the Heartland: A Cautionary Tale of Human Folly As the summer sun beats down on Pennsylvania's rolling hills, an 8 year old boy's fishing trip turned into an unexpected adventure.
Seamus Coffey caught a red bellied piranha, a fearsome exotic fish that has sparked widespread interest in its appearance in a lake just outside Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania fish and boat commission confirmed the piranha was indeed an invasive species, likely released by someone who had owned it as an exotic pet.