A shark was found washed up on a beach in Cornwall by a woman walking her dog. The discovery on Par beach, near St Austell, was confirmed to be a thresher shark found on New Year's Day.

Experts believe the shark died after being injured by fishing line. Members of Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Marine Strandings Network attended the scene on Par Sands Beach following the grisly discovery.

The shark's body was found after washing up on Par beach by a dog walker on New Year's Day. Credit: Cornwall Wildlife Trust. An endangered species of shark has been found dead in Cornwall and ...

The two-and-a-half metre thresher shark was discovered at about 8am on New Year's Day on Par beach, Cornwall. Described as "shy and harmless" to humans, the large fish cross through UK waters ...

The two-and-a-half metre thresher shark was discovered at about 8am on New Year's Day on Par beach, Cornwall. Teams from Cornwall Wildlife Trust have collected the body and will conduct an autopsy ...

The 14ft-long thresher shark, which is classed as vulnerable, was found dead on New Year's Day - it suffered severe traumatic damage to parts of its upper and lower jaw ...

An endangered species of shark was found dead at a beach in Cornwall after experiencing "significant trauma" after suspected "sport fishing", a wildlife trust said. Cornwall Wildlife Trust said a ...

An endangered shark found on a Cornish beach was likely killed by sport fishing, Cornwall Wildlife Trust has confirmed. The dead thresher shark was discovered by a dog walker on New Year's Day.

A dog walker visiting Par Beach on New Year’s Day stumbled on the body of a shark and alerted the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, the organization said in a Jan. 2 Facebook post. Wildlife officials ...

A woman walking her dog stumbled upon a massive thresher shark washed up on a Cornwall beach. Teams from the Marine Strandings Network, a flagship project of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust ...