WELLFLEET, MASS. (WHDH) - Newcomb Hollow Beach was ordered closed for about an hour on Sunday after a reported shark sighting.

The sighting was confirmed around 11:20 a.m. following a ping from a receiver, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

The beach is scheduled to reopen for swimming at 12:15 p.m.

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