Visitors to Australia's popular tourist destination, South Stradbroke Island, were surprised - and terrified - to find dozens of dead sharks that had washed up on shore.

The Daily Mail reported that Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol announced it would launch an "investigation into reports of dead sharks on the beach...and whether their presence is due to discarded bycatch..."

The Courier Mail also said inspectors would be sent in to check whether any crimes had been committed.