WELLFLEET, MASS. (WHDH) - Officials closed a beach in Wellfleet for an hour Tuesday afternoon after a great white shark was spotted in the water, officials said.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy reported the shark off Newcomb Hollow shortly after 2:30 p.m.

The beach was closed for an hour following the sighting.

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