TRURO, MASS. (WHDH) - A white shark sighting near a Cape Cod beach Monday forced officials to close the area to swimming for one hour.

The shark was spotted north of Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro about 1 p.m., according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

The water was closed for swimming for an hour.

Sharks were also spotted Friday off beaches in Orleans and Provincetown.

 

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