Though no one actually witnessed its descent from the sky, employees of the Californian golf club believe the shark has puncture wounds and theorize that it may have been dropped by a bird that caught it from the Pacific Ocean, located about 8km distant.
At the San Juan Hills Golf Club, the leopard shark was discovered flopping near the 12th tee box, right after a group of golfers had finished playing.
A staff member who found the shark transported it back to the clubhouse using his golf cart.
The roughly 1kg shark was promptly placed into fresh water…until someone recalled that it originated from the sea. Consequently, some sea salt was obtained from the kitchen and added in.
While at the clubhouse, the staff observed that it had two puncture wounds on its dorsal fin and was bleeding.
An employee hurried the shark back to the ocean, where it paused for a few seconds before twisting and darting away.
