Cape Cod Beachgoers Make Desperate Attempt to Save Great White Shark

Scores of Cape Cod beachgoers on Sunday made a desperate attempt to save a great white shark that beached itself in Wellfleet.

The scene unfolded on Whitecrest Beach at about 8 a.m. Beachgoers poured water on the mammoth creature and dug a tunnel in an attempt to push it back into the water. Despite those efforts, the shark died.

Researchers recovered the shark and performed a necropsy Monday.

Earlier this summer, beachgoers and researchers in Chatham teamed up to save a great white that beached itself on South Beach:

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