Over the weekend, a dead, half frozen shark washed up on a chilly beach near Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Around 2:30 pm, a local photographer was strolling along Dennis' Cold Storage Beach when she came upon the carcass.

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Amie Medeiros, the photographer, captured a snap of the shark lying on its side on the freezing sand and posted it to Instagram.

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In the comments, she stated that the frozen animal was "not what I was expecting to discover on my freezing winter excursion."

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The large fish, thought to be a porbeagle shark, may have perished as a result of a flank wound. Pictures taken by Mederios reveal that it has gashes above its fins.

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According to the National Weather Service, as a result of the area's below-freezing temperatures, portions of the carcass and the majority of the beach were covered in ice.

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Over the weekend, a dead, half frozen shark washed up on a chilly beach near Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Over the weekend, a dead, half frozen shark washed up on a chilly beach near Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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Around 2:30 pm, a local photographer was strolling along Dennis' Cold Storage Beach when she came upon the carcass.

Around 2:30 pm, a local photographer was strolling along Dennis' Cold Storage Beach when she came upon the carcass.

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Amie Medeiros, the photographer, captured a snap of the shark lying on its side on the freezing sand and posted it to Instagram.

Amie Medeiros, the photographer, captured a snap of the shark lying on its side on the freezing sand and posted it to Instagram.

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In the comments, she stated that the frozen animal was "not what I was expecting to discover on my freezing winter excursion."

In the comments, she stated that the frozen animal was "not what I was expecting to discover on my freezing winter excursion."

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The large fish, thought to be a porbeagle shark, may have perished as a result of a flank wound. Pictures taken by Mederios reveal that it has gashes above its fins.

The large fish, thought to be a porbeagle shark, may have perished as a result of a flank wound. Pictures taken by Mederios reveal that it has gashes above its fins.

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According to the National Weather Service, as a result of the area's below-freezing temperatures, portions of the carcass and the majority of the beach were covered in ice.

According to the National Weather Service, as a result of the area's below-freezing temperatures, portions of the carcass and the majority of the beach were covered in ice.

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