TRURO, MASS. (WHDH) - A dead great white shark washed ashore in Truro Thursday morning, prompting a response from researchers.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy received a call about a roughly nine-foot shark laying on sand.
Researchers from the Division of Marine Fisheries and NOAA arrived on scene to take samples from the shark.
Cape Cod has experienced dozen of shark sightings over the summer, as well as one shark attack off the coast of Truro earlier this month.
A Massachusetts Environmental Police Officer responded to a report of a great white shark that had washed ashore on a beach in Truro. The shark is deceased. Also on scene is the @CCSPtown and @A_WhiteShark. A necropsy will be performed to determine the shark's cause of death. pic.twitter.com/ttPq3FFdPm
— MAEnviroPolice (@MAEnviroPolice) August 23, 2018
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy received a call this morning about a dead male white shark in Truro, estimated to be about 9 feet. Researchers from @MassDMF and @NOAAFish_NEFSC have been called to come take samples. Photos from Cooper DeNyse. pic.twitter.com/zf130eczcQ
— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) August 23, 2018
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