Officials had to use a tow truck to carry the 3.6 meter shark off the beach.

There are no obvious signs of how or why a shark that washed up on a Cape Cod beach this week died, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said Thursday, adding that this shark had been previously identified by the agency two years ago.

A local towing company in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was enlisted by local police to transport a massive great white shark that had washed up on a local beach.

A great white shark described as “giant” appeared on a Cape Cod beach, and authorities took the unusual step of calling a flatbed tow truck to remove it. The discovery was made in Orleans, Massachusetts, about a 90-mile drive southeast from Boston, and police treated the shark like a stuck car.

ORLEANS – Police on Cape Cod had to call in a tow truck to haul away a massive shark that had washed ashore a Massachusetts beach. The Orleans Police Department shared photos of the great white shark being towed away from a local beach. "Not one of our typical calls for service," the department posted.

A local towing company in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was enlisted by local police to transport a massive great white shark that had washed up on a local beach.

An unexpected discovery on a beach near Cape Cod led to an unusual assignment for officers. The Orleans Police Department was called this week about a great white shark that had washed ashore. North Carolina man shot,

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.