NANTUCKET, MASS. (WHDH) - Beaches in Cape Cod and Nantucket were closed for at least two hours Saturday after two confirmed white shark sightings.

The Nantucket Harbormaster tweeted an alert around 9:40 a.m. saying that there was a confirmed shark sighting at Cisco Beach.

The sighting prompted the beaches along the south shore to be closed to swimming for two hours.

According to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app, a second confirmed shark sighting occurred at 10:45 a.m. off Nauset Beach.

That sighting prompted the closure of the beach for an hour.

This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

 

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