Shark found washed up on Hampshire shore

A shark has been found washed up on Weston Shore, which has been confirmed as a smooth-hound shark.

The woman who discovered the shark, Beverley Jury, found the shark while walking her dog.

Beverley, 22, says that her first thoughts were to get the shark out of sight.

She said: ‘I was walking my dog on Sunday – she was coming out of the water when she started barking at something.

‘I walked over and saw the shark, and it was quite clearly dead.

‘Seeing it was rather shocking, I haven’t seen one before so it was quite surprising.

‘After bagging up the shark and hiding it out of sight – I didn’t want any children to see it or dogs to try and eat it – I put the phone call in to have it collected.’

She then posted pictures on social media, warning others about the sighting.

Beverley said: ‘I just wanted to make people aware that there had been one around, and so there could be more in the area.’

Last month fishing journalist Graeme Pullen claimed to be tracking a great white shark in Solent waters.

This claim was dismissed by experts from numerous sources, with some stating that it could be a mako or basking shark.

Smooth-hound sharks can grow to just over 1m long, meaning that the shark found by Ms Jury was likely a fully-grown adult.

John Richardson from Shark Trust says that these sharks are commonly found, and are also no cause for alarm.

He said: ‘I think that we have all heard these stories