![]() Sunday The shark, which was estimated at 10 to 12 feet long, headed southeast. ![]() Wellfleet police posted on their Facebook page that three lifeguards spotted a great white shark about 150 yards off Newcomb Hollow Beach around 11:15 a.m. Judging from the search activity, the shark headed off to the south, McWilliam said. “I’ve been coming here for 30 years and this is the first time I can remember the beach being closed for sharks,” McWilliam said. Jack McWilliam of Duxbury said he was about 20 feet offshore when he spotted the helicopters and everyone was ordered to return to shore. “What a way to end summer vacation.” Neprud said. MacLennan had gone to the beach with fellow Alden School teacher Laura Neprud for their last day of summer vacation. “It was exciting, but in kind of a creepy way,” she said. She said the helicopters flew low over the beach and kept circling. “You knew it was something, but we didn’t know what it was,” said Patti MacLennan of Duxbury. Later, lifeguards ordered everyone out of the water.īeach-goers said they found out through social media what prompted the order. People suspected something was wrong when they saw helicopters flying low above the beach and circling. ![]() People were told that they would be swimming at their own risk, and few chose to do it.īefore the announcement, several law enforcement boats made a slow sweep just off the beach, looking for the shark. but advised them not to go in beyond knee depth. Lifeguards allowed them to return to the water just before 4 p.m. Bathers were kept out of the water for much of the afternoon. The shark was spotted off Duxbury Beach near the Powder Point Bridge. “It is their intention to make sure people are comfortable and safe,” he said. ![]() Police Chief Matthew Clancy and Harbormaster Donald Beers III will increase patrols for the rest of the week, Reed said. “They believe it has moved on south,” Reed said. by a State Police helicopter on routine coastal patrol, and the identification was confirmed by the state Division of Marine Fisheries after reviewing a photo, Duxbury Town Manager Rene Reed said. DUXBURY – Patrols will be stepped up on land and sea for the rest of the week after a 15-foot great white shark was spotted off Duxbury Beach Monday afternoon. ![]()
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