VIDEO: Beachgoers Scream 'Out Of The Water!' As Shark Sighting Closes Provincetown Beach
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PROVINCETOWN (CBS) --A shark sighting off Provincetown closed Race Point Beach for one hour Thursday afternoon.
The Cape Cod National Seashore said there was a confirmed shark sighting at 3:45 p.m. Authorities then closed the beach for swimming.
Video shared with WBZ-TV shows beachgoers screaming "out of the water!" as a shark is seen apparently eating a seal close to shore.
????"GET OUT OF THE WATER!"
— David Wade (@davidwade) August 16, 2018
Beach at Race Point in Provincetown closed for one hour after shark is seen eating a seal just off the beach. (Courtesy: @_arianamartel_)
Watch: pic.twitter.com/9d9RKycL2J
The sighting comes one day after a shark bit a swimmer in the water off Truro. It was the state's first shark attack since 2012.
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