A Greenland shark almost choked to death on a moose last weekend on a beach in Newfoundland, Canada, according to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The shark was discovered by Derrick Chaulk, who was driving through Norris Arm North, Nfld., when he saw the gigantic fish. Chaulk estimated that the shark was around 2.5 meters long and weighed 250 pounds.
After getting a little closer to the shark, Chaulk realized it was still alive and was choking on a two-foot wide chunk of moose hide, according to the CBC.
Local hunters are known for getting rid of unwanted pieces of meat in the ocean, which likely explains how the shark found a moose in the ocean.
"(The moose) had the fur and all the liner on it, it was about two feet long, maybe," Chaulk said to the CBC.
Another local, identified as Jeremy Ball, arrived at the scene shortly after Chaulk, and the two men pulled the moose hide out of the shark's mouth. Chaulk said it only took "a couple of yanks" to get the meat out.
The two then tied a rope around the shark's tail and pulled the shark back into deep water once getting the moose out.
"He pulled the rope, and I pushed with my boot," Chaulk said, "and between the two of us we got him out into deeper water."
It only took minutes for the two to get the moose meat out and back into deeper water. The shark was found in about 12-inches of water, according to the CBC.
Once the meat was removed, water started coming out of the shark's gills, and he started breathing again.
Greenland sharks are usually found in North Atlantic water near Greenland and Iceland. They are not common in Canadian water.
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