ORLEANS, MASS. (WHDH) - Two Cape Cod beaches were closed to swimming after a confirmed white shark sighting on Wednesday.

One shark was spotted 50 yards off Nauset Public Beach in Orleans at 11:50 a.m., according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.

The beach has been ordered closed to swimming until 12:50 p.m.

A second shark was spotted swimming north near Head of Meadow Beach in Truro state around 1:30 p.m.

The beach reopened an hour later.

No additional information was immediately released.

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