A great white shark that washed ashore at a Cape Cod beach earlier this week is named Koala, and was known to local researchers, investigators said. Its cause of death is still a mystery, as a necropsy was inconclusive.

On Tuesday, the Orleans Police Department in Massachusetts received an unusual piece of news: A great white shark had mysteriously washed ashore in Cape Cod. Officials called local tow company Nauset Recovery Inc,

Local shark researchers have performed a rare necropsy of a 12-foot great white shark that washed up dead on a Cape Cod beach. The mature male shark — previously identified as “Koala” in 2022 — was found on Nauset Beach earlier this week, and he was secured by officials from the town of Orleans and the Orleans Police Department.

Ethel Kennedy, the Kennedy family matriarch, philanthropist and wife of assassinated former United States Attorney General and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, died Oct. 10 at 96 after having been hospitalized the previous week following a stroke in her sleep, grandson Joe Kennedy III said on X.

Massachusetts police had to call in a tow truck to remove a giant great white shark after it washed up dead on a beach in Cape Cod. It remains unclear how the 12 ft (3.6m) shark died, local officials say, but they have been able to identify the animal.

The Cape Cod-based department received notification about a shark that washed up on its beach and it turned out to be a massive, great white shark that died. The OPD shared pictures of its discovery on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.

Law enforcement in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, called a local tow truck company to remove a large great white shark found on the shore. “Not a typical call for service for us or our local tow company, but we responded,

A great white shark washed up on a beach in Cape Cod. The Orleans Police Department did not share where the shark was found. Officials had a tow truck transport the shark away from the beach. It is unclear how the shark died.

Great white sharks entered our nightmares when the classic movie “Jaws” terrified theater goers in 1975. Beach vacations were never the same, and judging from this video, fishing trips may have gotten a lot scarier.