Local shark researchers have performed a rare necropsy of a 12-foot great white shark that washed up dead on a Cape Cod beach. The mature male shark — previously identified as “Koala” in 2022 — was found on Nauset Beach earlier this week, and he was secured by officials from the town of Orleans and the Orleans Police Department.

A “giant” shark was recently found washed up on a Cape Cod beach, prompting police to call in a tow truck to haul away the predator’s remains.