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A shark was killed after 1． (drag) to shore at Yalong Berth beach in Sanya, South China’s Hainan Province, on Sunday afternoon. It was the first time a shark 2．(catch) in the beach area, a popular tourist site in Hainan.

Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long, l-ton shark by chance when they 3． (fish) in sea water 1,000 metres deep near the beach. The police temporarily protected the shark while oceanographers decided whether it was a species 4． (belong) to State protection. Fishermen later killed and sold the shark after oceanographers 5． (confirm) that it was a whale shark and therefore not under State protection.

The shark was believed to 6． (drift) into the area from the deep sea due to strong waves caused last week by Typhoon Imbudo. It had no open injuries but experts said they believed   it suffered from internal 7． (bleed).

Local police officer Fu Chenggeng said beachgoers should not feel 8． (threaten) by sharks because the fish never attack human beings on their own initiative. Fu said he 9． (never hear) of any shark attacks at the Sanya beach since he first started work there eight years ago.

However, police said they 10． (improve) the security system to safeguard tourists’ safety on the beach in the next few months.