After four seals were killed by white sharks near a Nantucket beach, officials decided to close it to swimming.
“Over the past few days there have been reports of four seals killed by great white sharks very close to shore near Great Point and Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge,” Shannon stated.
Shannon added that though the seals have moved away from Great Point since the attacks, the organization believes they are likely to return, and the sharks won’t be too far behind. The spokesperson said there is no timeline on how long the beach will be closed to swimming.showed recent predation from a white shark off of the beach on Great Point, depicting a brutal attack ending with a gravely wounded seal.
Sarah Cassell, the managing director of marketing and communications for The Trustees of Reservations, said the swimming closure is in effect in the waters beyond mile marker 5 on the refuge land, which is the area where the most recent predation happened. “Visitors’ safety is our utmost concern, especially given the remote location of this beach should a serious incident occur. We’ll continue to monitor shark activity in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.”
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