Disc golf match interrupted as hammerhead SHARK falls from sky half-a-mile away from ocean
SHARK
fell from the sky.
A bird recently dropped a hammerhead shark onto a disc golf course in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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A disc golf game was interrupted by an unexpected happening last month
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A dead hammerhead shark was dropped on the Splinter City Disc Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Credit: Jonathan Marlowe
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Jonathan Marlowe holding the small hammerhead shark
Credit: Jonathan Marlowe
On May 18, disc golf games were taking place on Splinter City Disc Golf Course in South Carolina.
However, a small dead hammerhead shark crashed down near the 11th hole of the wooded course.
It turned out that an osprey bird flying over Myrtle Beach dropped the shark.
Myrtle Beach is about half a mile away from the Atlantic Ocean.
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The unusual event was witnessed by Jonathan Marlowe, who recalled the moment of the tiny hammerhead falling while he was playing disc golf.
"It's not uncommon to see an osprey carrying something, but you take note because it's really cool to see," Marlowe told
"I thought it would be a random fish."
The fish turned out to be a small, deceased hammerhead shark.
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Marlowe said the bird dropped the shark after being accosted by a couple of crows in a tree.
The shark was easily identifiable due to its distinctive, wide, T-shaped head.
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Marlowe was with friends during the sequence as the group left the shark under the tree in case the osprey wanted to retrieve it.
However, Marlowe was informed later that day that the shark was still there, after another disc golfer who had noticed it commented on his
post, recalling the situation.
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Myrtle Beach's Disc Golf Facebook page revealed that the course tends to get visits from snakes, raccoons, and alligators.
However, it's safe to say that seeing a shark on the property, which opened in 2020, is a first and likely won't happen again.
"We couldn't believe it and kept asking ourselves, 'did that really just happen?'" Marlowe said.
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A Google Maps image of Splinter City Disc Golf Course, which opened in 2020
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It appeared to be a baby hammerhead shark.
Hammerhead sharks can reach up to 20 feet in length and weigh over 1,000 pounds.
They typically live for 20-30 years.
There are 10 known species of the hammerhead shark.
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It's not known which species fell from the sky in Myrtle Beach.
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But it's not unusual for hammerheads to swim in the South Carolina waters.
A 2013-2016 survey by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources detected three types of hammerheads in coastal waters off South Carolina and
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