Horror as a 7-foot shark with teeth dripping in blood washes up on Costa's tourist beach… sparking fears over which beast killed it
TOURISTS were shocked when a two-metre long shark with teeth dripping with blood washed up on a popular beach.
The 200kg beast, which was described as “disoriented”, could not be saved as brave beachgoers tried to push it back into the sea.
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The terrifying ordeal took place on Playa del Rihuete beach in Puerto de Mazarron in the south-east Spain Monday around 10 p.m. after the animal drifted too close to shore.
According to local media, the predator had previously been spotted in the area just a few days before its death.
Initial reports claimed the animal was blue sharkwhile others claimed it was a great white shark.
Even authorities struggled to identify the species during a town hall meeting on Monday. MurciaToday reported.
However, early Tuesday morning a veterinarian took samples from the beast, now believed to be a mako shark.
Despite living in temperate and tropical coastal seas worldwide, the species is classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
It can also grow up to 4 meters in length and weigh 570 kg.
Since the one that washed up was half the size, it could have been a juvenile or young adult.
According to the MurciaToday report, the shark was taken to an approved landfill.
It comes after terrifying images revealed the moment a deadly tiger shark darted out of nowhere into the shallows in a frenzied hunt for prey.
The animal briefly stranded on the sand just steps away from beachgoers at Monkey Mia Beach on Australia's Peron Peninsula.
And a boy was mauled by a shark at a luxury resort in the Bahamas where tourists can come face to face with the beasts underwater.
The 10-year-old was attacked during the Atlantis 'shark adventure walk' as witnesses said they saw a 'pool of blood' in the water.
Mako Sharks: Fact File
THE mako shark, also known as the mako shark, blue pointer shark or bonito shark, is a large mako shark.
It can grow up to 4 meters in length and reach a total weight of 570 kg.
With top speeds of 72 km/h, the mackerel is the fastest shark in the world – and one of the fastest fish in the world.
Despite living in temperate and tropical coastal seas worldwide, the species is classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The shortfin mako shark lives mainly at the surface of the ocean.
However, it should not be confused with the longfin mako shark, which is found in warmer offshore waters in places like New Zealand and Maine.
Because the mako shark rarely visits shallow beaches, attacks on humans are virtually unheard of.
However, last year a man named Martin Richardson was bitten five times by a Mako shark off the coast of Egypt and left floating in a pool of his own blood before rescuers rescued him.