Mystery as great white shark is found DEAD along a Massachusetts beach with a beet red hue to its face and underbody and three lead weights inside it
- Heartbreaking photos show a great white shark washed up on a beach
- The nine-foot-long juvenile male was found Thursday in Cape Cod
- Necropsy performed at the beach found three lead weights inside of the shark
- Last week, two Cape Cod beaches were closed due to several shark sightings and one injury from a bite
Heartbreaking photos released by Massachusetts wildlife officials show a great white shark washed up along a beach with a red hue to its face and underbody.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy confirmed Thursday afternoon that the nine-foot-long juvenile male shark was found dead along the Pamet River in Truro.
Lisa Natanson, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, performed a necropsy at the location.
Natanson discovered three lead weights inside of the shark during the examination.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy confirmed Thursday afternoon that this nine-foot-long juvenile male shark was found dead along the Pamet River in Truro, Massachusetts
A necropsy performed at the beach found three lead weights inside of the shark
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said the samples will determine the official cause of death.
Last week, two Cape Cod beaches had been closed due to several shark sightings and one injury from a shark bite.
William Lytton, 61, of New York, said he was bitten by a shark off Truro on August 15.
Lytton told authorities he had been swimming about 30 yards offshore when he was attacked on his left side torso, leg and hip.
Lytton suffered severe puncture wounds to his torso and leg and was hospitalized.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shared information about the shark on social media
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said the samples will determine the official cause of death
The shark is seen washed up along the beach with a red hue to its face and underbody
He is said to be in good condition.
It’s unclear what type of shark attacked the man.
The incident was the first of its kind to occur on the Massachusetts beach since 2012, according to wildlife officials. The last fatality from a shark attack in the state was in 1936.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, a non-profit that studies sharks, said in a statement last week that shark attacks are as ‘terrifying as they are rare.’
William Lytton, 61, of New York, said he was bitten by a shark off Truro on August 15
Lytton suffered severe puncture wounds to his torso and leg and was hospitalized. Seen above being taken to hospital
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