Crime & Safety
Shark Sighting Closes Cape Cod Beach Again
Swimming is suspended for the second day in a row following a shark sighting off the coast.

TRURO, MA – Sharks can't stay away from Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro. Swimming has once again been suspended for at least one hour following a shark sighting Wednesday afternoon. The shark was reported around 12:15 p.m.
This is the second day in a row the beach has been temporarily closed for sharks and at least the fourth time this summer a shark has been spotted close enough to shore to prompt a swimming ban.
Confirmed Shark Alert on 2018-08-08T12:14:00-0400! View online - https://t.co/gq1MFL50SJ
— Sharktivity (@sharktivity) August 8, 2018
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