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The predator got a helping hand from Cape Cod bystanders.

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After a young great white shark got stranded on a Cape Cod beach, bystanders helped keep it alive by splashing water on its gills until rescuers could tow it back out into the water, where it eventually recovered and swam away.

TO THE RESCUE: Bystanders pitch in to help save a young great white shark that became beached on Cape Cod. Rescuers are happy to report that the shark is alive and well.

Posted by NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt on Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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