Crews remove massive dead hammerhead shark from Naples Beach

NAPLES, Fla. (WINK) — Crews were on scene on Naples Beach removing a deceased hammerhead shark.

On Thursday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, along with the Naples Police Department, and staff from the City of Naples, collected the carcass that was washed ashore.

Video footage recorded by Christian Hernandez showed the hammerhead shark being lifted into a transport truck, where, according to the FWC, it will be taken to a lab for a necropsy.

FWC officials ask the public to report sightings of fish kills or dead sharks to FWC’s Fish Kill Hotline by calling 1-800-636-0511 or online here.