300-pound hammerhead shark found dead on Naples Beach

NAPLES, Fla. —

Crews removed a hammerhead shark that was found along Naples Beach on Thursday morning.

The Naples Police Department contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission after it was found near 15th Avenue South at approximately 8:30 a.m. NPD said the shark was estimated to weigh about 300 pounds, and it was pulled to the 17th Avenue South beach end.

A City of Naples Parks and Parkways boom crew helped FWC load the shark into one of their trucks for further investigation. NPD said the shark was already deceased when it was found.

Gulf Coast News has reached out to FWC for more details on the investigation. Officials said an update will be forthcoming.

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