WELLFLEET, MASS. (WHDH) - Massachusetts State Police are warning swimmers to use caution after their airwing spotted a “large white shark” near swimmers off Cape Cod on Tuesday afternoon.
Troopers in the helicopter say they spotted the shark off Newcomb Hollow Beach on the Truro-Wellfleet line.
Local authorities were notified about the sighting.
Lifeguards scrambled to evacuate everyone from the water.
Lifeguards rush to get dozens of swimmers at Newcomb Hollow in Wellfleet out of the water after a possible shark sighting. Mass. State Police also checking the water. (Full use permission w/ 📷 credit: Chris Conte) pic.twitter.com/Y1FpztVKim
— Chris Conte (@chrisconte) July 30, 2019
Arthur Medici, 26, of Revere, was killed in a shark attack off Newcomb Hollow Beach last summer.
Life-saving measures were attempted on the beach before he was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, where he was pronounced dead.
The white shark 🦈 was spotted near Newcomb Hollow Beach at the #Wellfleet #Truro line. https://t.co/c5EoSR1BdV
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 30, 2019
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