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Shark sightings close multiple Cape Cod beaches for second straight weekend

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — Several shark sightings occurred along the coast of Cape Cod on Sunday, shutting down multiple beaches.

A great white was spotted at Race Point Beach in Provincetown, closing beaches in the area that have since reopened. Witnesses also reported seeing sharks near Truro.

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Then, Nauset Beach in Orleans was later closed to swimmers for an hour after a shark was spotted there just before 2 p.m.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy also confirmed another sighting in Chatham.

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