A massive shark has washed dead up on a north-east beach in heartbreaking photos.

Peter MacDonald , a retiree and wildlife photographer, spotted the 12ft basking shark in Portgordon near Buckie .

The huge shark is the third to wash up on a Scottish beach in weeks, with a porbeagle shark washed up in Wick and a blue nose shark discovered in Shetland.

While Peter regularly sees washed-up wildlife on his nature walks, the 12ft shark was a first for him. He said: "It was lying on the beach just outside of Portgordon.

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"I was quite shocked - we've never had a basking shark stranded before. I don't know what's happened to it. It was a sad sight - it was only a youngster, possibly may

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