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All beaches along the south shore of Nantucket are closed Saturday after a confirmed shark sighting, according to the Nantucket Harbormaster.
The following beaches will be closed for at least two hours: Madaket, Cisco, Miacomet, Surfside, Nobadeer, and Sconset.
Beaches are open for the day with the exception of the entire south shore (Madaket, Cisco, Miacomet, Surfside, Nobadeer, and Sconset) for at least two hours due to shark sightings. #StayOut #StaySafe #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/bow6ewmKZr
— ACK Harbormaster (@ackharbormaster) August 3, 2019
Nauset Beach and Marconi Beach were both closed for an hour after sharks were seen near each beach on early Saturday afternoon.
A great white shark was also spotted off the coast of Long Nook Beach in Truro, prompting the town to close the beach through 2:15 p.m. on Saturday.
MORE: Blog: Shark activity in and around Massachusetts
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