10-foot, 500-pound shark washes ashore in North Myrtle Beach

A dead, young, white shark, over 10 feet long washed ashore in North Myrtle Beach on Monday night.

A South Carolina Department of Natural Resources representative told WMBF News that it’s not uncommon for large coastal sharks, whales, dolphins and sea turtles to become stranded on the shore when they are ill and/or injured, but a white shark stranding in South Carolina is unusual.

SCDNR shared a graphic photo of the shark after it had been examined.

SCDNR biologist Bryan Frazier said the shark measured 10.5 feet long and, although they did not weigh it, it was estimated to weigh around 500 pounds.