The town’s harbormaster called in the shark at around 10 a.m., according to Dennis Reed, the tow-truck operator. Town staff dragged the carcass — which they later said weighed in at 1,240 pounds — to the beach parking lot. Reed’s truck arrived to drive it away.

ORLEANS – Police on Cape Cod had to call in a tow truck to haul away a massive shark that had washed ashore a Massachusetts beach. The Orleans Police Department shared photos of the great white shark being towed away from a local beach. "Not one of our typical calls for service," the department posted.

ORLEANS, Mass. (WJW) – An unexpected discovery on a beach near Cape Cod led to an unusual assignment for officers. The Orleans Police Department was called this week about a great white shark that had washed ashore. North Carolina man shot, killed outside of his own wedding; family wants answers