Great White Strands Itself on Nauset Beach in Orleans, Massachusetts

A great white shark stranded itself on Nauset Beach in Orleans, Massachusetts, on Sunday, according to the Cape Cod Times.

Cynthia Wigren, president of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, told the paper that the 12-foot shark was spotted struggling in shallow water by the Pochet overwash at about 3 p.m.

The shark was taken to a nearby parking lot where it will be necropsied.

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