MIAMI -- A witness snapped photos of two men dragging a shark from the ocean in Miami Monday, a day before the animal's body was found in the middle of an intersection.

Carlo Pinto, a tourist from Chile, said he took the pictures on Monday afternoon behind the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami, local television station WPLG reported.

The photos show two men dragging the shark from the water, over some rocks and onto the shore. The shark has obvious injuries, including blood around some of its fins. In one shot, one of the men appears to be dragging the shark by the tail.

The next day, a shark's body was found at the intersection of Northwest Fifth Street and Fourth Avenue in Miami.

Two men were shown on surveillance video from the nearby Casablanca Fish Market dragging a shark's body down North River Drive at about 7 p.m. Monday.

The owner of the fish market said the men tried to sell him the shark for $10, but he refused. Renaldo Martinez, an employee at Garcia's Seafood Grille and Fish Market, said he turned down the same offer.

Martinez said the men dumped the shark into some bushes before someone else dragged it out into the street.

Investigators determined that the shark was not a member of a protected or endangered species. Officials threw it back into the ocean on Tuesday night.

The people who dumped the shark have not been found. Those responsible could face criminal charges, including trying to sell a shark without a license and improperly disposing of an animal, both second-degree misdemeanors.