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Cape Cod Great White Sharks: First Sighting Of 2017?

Researchers are investigating a possible great white shark sighting off Wellfleet Saturday. It would be the first such sighting of the year.

WELLFLEET, MA — Cue the "Jaws" theme — the first possible great white shark sighting of the year off Cape Cod is being investigated by researchers. The sighting happened in Wellfleet, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. A fin that bears a striking resemblance to that of a great white was photographed.

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Photo credit: Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

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