A decomposing sleeper shark was found on the beach in Kasitsna Bay.
Sleeper sharks are already known to range as far north as the Chukchi Sea, but reports of possible shark attacks on seal and sea lions have increased — and now come from further into the Arctic.
10-20-14 Sleeper shark - Shishmaref, Alaska, USA
6-20-12 Pacific sleeper shark - King Cove, Alaska, USA