There are fears of a deep sea predator stalking the British coast after a mutilated dolphin washed up on beach
Joe Noble, 20, found a dead dolphin with the lower half of its body missing, on South Milton sands beach in South Devon.
He said this was just a week since what was believed to be Britain's 'first Great White Shark' was spotted nearby and he feared the mammal he discovered could have be its latest victim.
Joe, who lives in Thurlestone, said: "At 2:40pm I was walking along the beach and saw something on the sand.
"At first I thought it was a seal and there were plenty of birds surrounding the corpse.
"As I got closer I noticed the flesh wounds in the dolphin and the lack of tail. It was very sea-worn and there were plenty of flesh wounds.
"It was very surprising and shocking and the sight of the dolphin was gruesome."
The sighting on 16 February came just a week after what was believed to be a Great White Shark was pictured lurking off the beach at Goring-by-Sea, near Worthing, West Sussex.
