This 30-foot-long shark washed up on a Maine beach
Onlookers tried to keep it alive by tossing water on it.
Beachgoers in Lubec, Maine (on the Canadian border) tried to save a 30-foot-long basking shark that washed ashore Wednesday morning.
Despite the efforts to save the shark, it died Wednesday afternoon, according to Lubec Town Administrator John Sutherland. He said the College of the Atlantic will be handling the body.
One onlooker, Mark Olson, captured video and photos of the rescue efforts:
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