EDGARTOWN, MASS. (WHDH) - A popular Martha’s Vineyard beach was ordered closed Friday afternoon following a shark sighting.

South Beach in Edgartown has been closed to swimmers for an hour around 12:15 p.m., police confirmed.

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The beach was closed on Tuesday as well due to a shark sighting near the shoreline.

Officials are urging swimmers not to venture beyond waist-deep water.

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