TRURO – Officials in Truro closed Longnook Beach to swimming this afternoon due to the presence of great white sharks.
A Massachusetts State Police Air Wing crew spotted several sharks close to shore and beachgoers and reported the sightings to the Division of Marine Fisheries.
A video taken by the State Police helicopter crew can be watched below.
Longnook Beach in #Truro has been temporarily closed by local authorities after State Police Air Wing 🚁 reports to @MassDMF that several white sharks 🦈 are close to shore/beachgoers. pic.twitter.com/FQwygtnZTp
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) August 1, 2019