"A 14-foot male shark was spotted on Mayo Beach in Wellfleet on Wednesday morning."
"The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance received a report of a possible live thresher shark stranded in shallow water, the alliance wrote on Facebook."
"It is "not unusual for thresher sharks to strand in New England in the fall as they are trying to navigate to warmer waters to the south. Like many marine animals, this shark took a wrong turn and ended up in Wellfleet's inner harbor," the alliance wrote in the post."
A 14-foot male thresher shark stranded on Mayo Beach in Wellfleet on Wednesday morning and was observed in shallow water. The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance received a report of a possible live thresher and responded, but the shark died just before responders reached Mayo Beach. Seasonal migration patterns drive thresher sharks south in the fall, and strandings in New England occur when individuals attempt to navigate toward warmer waters. Like many marine animals, this shark appears to have taken a wrong turn and become trapped in Wellfleet's inner harbor, resulting in its death.
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