Cape Cod Swimmers Given Shark Warning
State and local officials in Cape Cod urged swimmers to be cautious after what appeared to be a second attack on seals this month by what some claimed may have been a great white shark.
Officials in Chatham town issued a public notice on Monday saying: "While it is rare for a shark to strike a human in the water, it can happen, and, given the recent local shark sightings, swimmers should exercise caution while swimming in Chatham's ocean waters."
It said it was not closing its beaches but urged swimmers not to venture too far from shore.
The great white shark scare has a credibility missing from the recent British one. Greg Skomal, a shark specialist for the state Division of Marine Fisheries who examined photos of the carcass Monday and yesterday, determined that the predator was probably a great white shark.
A great white was trapped in New England a few years ago but the last shark-related death in the region was in 1936.
Officials in Chatham town issued a public notice on Monday saying: "While it is rare for a shark to strike a human in the water, it can happen, and, given the recent local shark sightings, swimmers should exercise caution while swimming in Chatham's ocean waters."
It said it was not closing its beaches but urged swimmers not to venture too far from shore.
The great white shark scare has a credibility missing from the recent British one. Greg Skomal, a shark specialist for the state Division of Marine Fisheries who examined photos of the carcass Monday and yesterday, determined that the predator was probably a great white shark.
A great white was trapped in New England a few years ago but the last shark-related death in the region was in 1936.
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