Staff Reporter
A HUGE swordfish measuring some two metres in length forced the closure of a beach last Thursday in Tarragona province, Catalunya region, eastern Spain.
Beachgoers raised the alarm with the authorities at about 1pm, prompting the local police to attend the scene at the l’Ardiaca beach in Cambrils, and close it off for several minutes, according to La Vanguardia.
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As can be seen from videos shared on social media, the fish thrashed around on the coast in a disoriented state, before it sadly died after getting trapped on the shore.
Once the danger to the bathers had passed, the beach reopened and activity resumed.
The fish’s corpse was taken to the Centre for the Recovery of Marine Animals under orders from the police and City Hall, so that an autopsy could be carried out before it was incinerated.
