Beach Goers in Corpus Christi Try To Save Stranded Shark - kcentv.com - KCEN HD - Waco, Temple, and Killeen

(KCEN) -- Beach goers in Corpus Christi saw quite a scene this past weekend.

A 13-foot tiger shark washed ashore and three men worked to try and save its life.

A local fisherman working for the Harte Institute reeled in the massive shark a few hours earlier.

He tagged it with a GPS device and released the shark back into the gulf.

But only an hour later, he got a call, saying his shark had washed ashore a few miles away.

After battling the waves for nearly an hour, the shark's strength seeped away and it unfortunately died.