The shark spotted on the beach of Les Deveses in Dénia The animal died on Monday despite the attempts of the rescue team of the Oceanogràfic Foundation to return the animal to the sea, with the help of Maritime Rescue and the Red Cross. The autopsy has revealed that its death was not due to natural causes, according to a statement from Oceanogràfic.
The specimen was taken to the University of Valencia and examined. The autopsy revealed that death was caused by three stab wounds to the brain by a swordfish.
"This is not an isolated incident," the statement said, and the entity recalled that there have already been "several cases of blue sharks with injuries caused by swordfish, which has led the scientific community to continue investigating these cases," they concluded.
