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The Friendly Sand Tiger Shark

22-03-2018 Shark News Stories

The Friendly Sand Tiger Shark

Visitors of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina beaches received quite the surprise early morning of March 18th. They witnessed a dead 7-foot-long sand tiger shark  laying on the beach according to Mike Wagner, operations manager for Hilton Head Island Shore Beach Services. As sand tiger sharks are typically found in warm, coastal waters, it is no surprise that one would wash up off the coast of South Carolina. When South Carolina Natural Resources Department employees arrived on scene, they were unsure of the cause of death. According to David Lucas, a...

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The Friendly Sand Tiger Shark

Visitors of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina beaches received quite the surprise early morning of March 18th. They witnessed a dead 7-foot-long sand tiger shark  laying on the beach according to Mike Wagner, operations manager...

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