An 8-foot-long “suicide” shark washed up on a British-favorite holiday beach in Spain before dying on the spot.
The giant serrated beast teeth was found on Ocata beach in El Masnou – just 16 kilometers from Barcelona.
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It is understood the creature found was a blue shark that had attacked people in the past.
Beach authorities said they found the shark last week on Thursday morning while it was exercising in the sand.
The sea was rough at the time and the animal appeared tired, they added.
Residents in the region tried to push the shark back into the deep waters in an attempt to save its life.
But their efforts were in vain, as strong waves pushed the shark back to shore every time it was placed in the water.
They then called experts who advised them to leave it alone as they believed the shark had probably come ashore to die.
When help arrived at the scene, the shark was already dead.
Rescue teams then cordon off the area to prevent people from approaching the huge corpse.
The Foundation for the Conservation and Recovery of Marine Animals carried out a necropsy on the animal.
They said the shark had “marks of fishing interactions on its tail and dorsal fins.”
Blue sharks are known for their distinctive teeth.
Their upper teeth are triangular and curved with serrated edges and overlapping bases.
While its lower teeth are straighter and thinner, with finely serrated edges.
How dangerous are blue sharks?
The great blue shark is known for its attractive blue-colored metallic upper body that helps them blend in well in the deep ocean waters.
Most adult blue sharks measure around 2.5 to 3 meters in length – but some can end up growing to an impressive 4.3 meters.
They have a long, elegant body and an elongated conical snout.
They are often seen swimming slowly at the surface with the tips of their dorsal and caudal fins out of the water.
Generally, blue sharks are known to be docile creatures and are generally not aggressive towards humans.
They are curious creatures that can end up approaching boats and yachts with humans on board.
However, there have been some recorded cases of big blue sharks attacking humans.
Last year, a diver was savagely attacked by a blue shark in the calm waters of a Valencian beach in Spain.
Fortunately he was rescued soon and was taken to hospital for treatment.
In 2022, a British woman was bitten by a huge blue shark off the coast of Cornwall.
El Masnou is considered one of the best stretches of sand within half an hour of the city.
It’s popular with Brits, who go there to avoid the crowds of Barcelona’s urban beaches.
It comes after a monstrous 15ft prehistoric shark with six rows of teeth was found just three miles off Benidorm.
The giant beast was seen dead at sea by local sailors off the coast of Altea last month.
The fishermen informed authorities of their grisly discovery and the shark was soon transported to the port of the popular Spanish resort.
Researchers measured the shark and found it to be an impressive 15 feet, 1 inch long.
They also collected samples of skin, parasites and teeth to further study the little-known species.
The deceased specimen has since been identified as a blunt-nosed sixgill shark.
Found in tropical and temperate waters around the world at depths of nearly 6,562 feet, it is the largest deep-dwelling shark in the Mediterranean Sea.
Also known as a cow shark, the beast has six rows of saw-shaped teeth in its lower jaw and smaller teeth in its upper jaw.
It feeds exclusively on dead animals, although its diet is said to be very varied by region, and it can grow up to 6 meters in length.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies it as “near threatened,” meaning it could be vulnerable to danger soon.
In 2019, terrifying footage showed the moment deep-sea researchers come face to face with a snub-nosed sixgill shark twice the size of their submarine.
Venturing into the waters off Cape Eleuthera in the Bahamas, the OceanX team dived more than 2,624 feet below sea level to find the predator.
Two years earlier, a Blue Planet II producer told how an attack by seven 20-foot sharks left his crew fearing for their lives.
The BBC1 team were in a submersible almost half a mile deep when the blunt-nosed beasts tried to crush it.
Elsewhere in the world, tourists were banned from swimming in the sea at a Menorca beach earlier this month after a huge shark was spotted lurking close to the shore.
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