07 February 2023 , 13:13
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A frozen shark has been spotted after washing up on a beach during sub-zero conditions brought on by a brutal cold-snap.
The icey and very dead predator was seen by a photographer on Cold Storage Beach in the town of Dennis, Massachusetts, US.
Although frozen solid, it likely wasn't the cold that killed it.
Pictures show some type of injury to the beast's side.
The shark was spotted by photographer Amie Medeiros on Saturday February 4 and officials from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy were notified by the afternoon.
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It was identified as a porbeagle, a species that looks similar to great white sharks.
They can measure 12ft and weigh up to 500lbs (227kg).
Amie said it was “not what I was expecting to find on my frozen winter adventure”.
Photographer Amie Medeiros found the shark on an icey beach (Jam Press/@capeimagesbyamie/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX)
Later someone came and cut off parts of the dead animal (Jam Press/@NECWA)The National Weather Service said temperatures in the area dropped to -18C on February 4 with wind chills reaching -32C.
Ice covered part of the shark’s carcass as well as most of the beach during the cold snap.
On February 6, local biologist John Chisholm said he went to measure the dead shark to compare it to another porbeagle that washed up in the area a week before.
He said: “Unfortunately, someone took the tail, dorsal fin, pectoral fin, and what was left of the teeth.”
He also said: "Pretty sure this is one that originally washed up last week and has been moving around with the big tides. Unlike the others, this one is a male."
In the summer, the Cape Cod peninsula saw a record number of shark sightings that caused multiple beach shutdowns and even several minor attacks.
Commenting on Amie Medeiros post on social media, one local said: “Wow, crazy find on the beach! Your pics are great.”
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Another added: “How big. Wouldn’t want to be in the water with it.”
Although sharks are mostly harmless, attacks from the water-bourne predators can be deadly.
Teenager Stella Berry, was mauled to death Saturday afternoon in the Swan River in Perth, Australia.
The shark's teeth were also taken (Jam Press/@NECWA)Family of the 16-year-old are devastated after the incident.
Stella was jetskiing with her friends near the Fremantle Traffic Bridge when they saw a group of dolphins, and she jumped in the water to swim alongside them, authorities said.
That's when the predator attacked her causing her fatal injuries while her shocked friends witnessed the scene before they rushed to get out of the water.
A man who saw the gruesome incident dived into the water and managed to pull the teen out, but she sadly succumbed to her wounds.