A large endangered shark died after it washed up on a Jersey beach.
The Government of Jersey’s Marine Resources department said it received reports the shark, which was 4.3m (14ft) long and weighed 597kg (1,316lbs), had been found at Greve D’Azette on Sunday.
It said the animal, identified as a smalltooth sand tiger shark – which is on the IUCN Red List, external – was “showing small signs of life” but was unable to be revived. It was later taken away by the incoming tide.
The shark, the first of its species to be found in Jersey since records began, washed up again at the beach on Monday and was taken away for a post-mortem examination, which showed “no obvious signs” of cause of death, officials said.