Dead great white shark washes ashore on Aptos beach

A dead great white shark washed ashore on an Aptos beach Sunday. A dead great white shark washed ashore on an Aptos beach Sunday. Photo: Danielle Kile Photo: Danielle Kile Image 1 of / 42 Caption Close Dead great white shark washes ashore on Aptos beach 1 / 42 Back to Gallery

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Aptos, CALIF. — A dead great white shark was found washed ashore on an Aptos beach Sunday morning.

Seascape Resort staff say the shark was found on the beach near the resort around 7 a.m. Sunday.

Santa Cruz shark researcher Sean R. van Sommeran says that the shark is an adult male that washed up overnight.

The shark appeared to be bloody, with multiple gashes on its face and underside, but van Sommeran says that there were no apparent signs of life-threatening bites.

It was removed from the beach just before 2:30 p.m. The shark's body is being transported to Rio Del Mar for a pathologist to determine the cause of death.