Passenger finds dead shark on NY subway

A dead shark has been found on a subway train in New York City.

A passenger - who goes by the name of Mary M - found the lifeless fish under a seat in one of the carriages of a Queens-bound train just after midnight on Tuesday, but how it got there still remains a mystery.

The sea creature - who weighed between five to 10 pounds - was still moist and had blood around its mouth, according to eye-witnesses.

Mary M told gothamist.com: "I board a car that's not terribly full and as soon as I enter, a stench hits my nose. It's not the typical urine/trash smell, it's ... fishy?

"I look down to the end of the car to see a dead shark on the floor. I think I stood there for a good minute just staring, thinking, 'Is this for real?!'

"One of my fellow passengers remarked, 'I've been riding the subway for 15 years, and this is the weirdest thing I've seen. And I've seen everything.' "

The Metropolitan Transit Authority are still yet to identify where the shark came from.