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A tourist visiting North Carolina\u2019s coast set off an unusual social media debate when she posted a photo of what appeared to be half of a shark.<\/p>\n

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The discovery was made Saturday, July 4, off 52nd Street on Oak Island, and Maggie Denton estimates the section was just under two feet long.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not something you see every day,\u201d Denton told The Charlotte Observer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so caught off guard! We were relaxing under our Shibumi (shade) and saw the shark wash up on shore. Everyone in the vicinity gathered to inspect closer, and we couldn\u2019t believe our eyes!\u201d<\/p>\n

First responders showed up about an hour later \u201cand buried him or her,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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The North Carolina Shark Conservancy says it learned of the incident after the photo appeared on social media. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a shark,\u201d the conservancy said. However, additional details have yet to be collected, including the species.<\/p>\n

The photo was shared on a Facebook page devoted to \u201cOak Island & Southport Locals,\u201d and it had amassed nearly 800 reactions and comments as of July 7.<\/p>\n

Many commenters offered explanations, some blaming a bigger shark, and others claiming it was likely the work of a human.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw it, too. Crazy! Must have been thrown from a fishing boat the way it was cut,\u201d Katherine Jane Price Morgan posted.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlligator probably got it,\u201d Eliz Covin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurns out he wasn\u2019t the apex predator after all,\u201d Kyler Martinson wrote.<\/p>\n

Oak Island is about a 160-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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