A 20-feet-long and four-feet-wide carcass of a shark was found in Ramatara coastal village near Erasama offshore in wee hours on Monday.
Kujang Forest Division staffs recovered the carcass and sent it for postmortem. Local fishermen from while returning to the shore after fishing had spotted the dead shark the beach and informed forest officials. The forest squad led by Range Officer Ranjan Kumar Mishra rushed to spot and rescued the carcass with the help of local residents. It’s a rare shark mostly seen in the ocean. The cause of the death can be ascertained after postmortem. The shark weighed about nine tonnes and would be buried in a deserted location after legal formalities are completed.