Shark Washes Up On Oregon Coast

by | Feb 23, 2021 | Adventures, Featured, News, Weird Oregon, Wildlife

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Yesterday a three foot long baby Salmon shark washed on shore near Tillicum Oregon. The shark was dead and not a threat to the public.

The Hatfield Marine Center sent a professor from OSU to pick up the shark carcass, though a large animal had eaten part of the shark's head overnight. The professor from OSU thought it possible that it was a cougar that had eaten part of the shark.

Photo by Kimbot Dietrich via Facebook.

The shark was a baby and it is thought that the shark died of cold water shock.

All of this was reported about on Facebook to the Yachats Friends Facebook group.


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Written By Jessica Tomlinson

Jessica Tomlinson is a native Oregonian currently living in Southern Oregon. She has been blogging since 2006. She loves nature, photography, hiking, camping, and exploring Oregon's wilds.

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