LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- Beaches are back open to swimmers in Little Compton a day after a great white shark washed up on shore. <\/p>\n
PHOTO GALLERY: 13-Foot Great White Washes Ashore in Westport <\/p>\n
A man out for a morning fishing trip on South Shore Beach found the 13-foot shark Saturday morning, a few hundred feet over the state line into Westport, Massachusetts. <\/p>\n
Researchers say the shark weighed in at about 1,700 pounds and after dissecting it to marine biologists were unable to determine what killed it. <\/p>\n
Officials plan to leave the shark where it is and let the tide take it out to sea. <\/p>\n
Little Compton Police say Goosewing and South Shore Beaches are back open to swimmers Sunday morning, but there will be boat patrols just offshore keeping watch for sharks. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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