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.

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.

A great white shark described as “giant” appeared on a Cape Cod beach, and authorities took the unusual step of calling a flatbed tow truck to remove it. The discovery was made in Orleans, Massachusetts, about a 90-mile drive southeast from Boston, and police treated the shark like a stuck car.

A “giant” shark was recently found washed up on a Cape Cod beach, prompting police to call in a tow truck to haul away the predator’s remains.

Police called a tow truck for help after a "giant" shark washed up on a Massachusetts beach. The Orleans Police Department posted gory photos of the predator on the back of a Nauset Recovery tow truck on Tuesday. "Not one of our typical calls for service," the department wrote on social media.

A great white shark washed up on a beach in Cape Cod. The Orleans Police Department did not share where the shark was found. MORE NEWS: Atlantic Shark Institute to distribute commercial shark plates this weekend Officials had a tow truck transport the shark away from the beach.