Two beaches closed after sharks were spotted off the coast of Wellfleet and Truro Friday afternoon, less than a day after a slew of shark sightings prompted several beaches to close across Cape Cod.<\/p>\n
A great white shark was spotted in the waters by Newcomb Hollow Beach shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to Sharktivity, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancys app that tracks shark sightings. The beach reopened for swimming around 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Shark sightings just seems to be the new normal, there hasnt been much hype about it, said Will Sullivan, Wellfleets harbormaster, in a phone interview on Tuesday. People havent been too anxious about it, theyre more accustomed to it and know theyre not alone.<\/p>\n
Shortly after 2 p.m., another shark was spotted traveling north near Head of the Meadow Beach, town officials said in a statement. The beach closed at 2:10 p.m. and will remain closed until 3:10 p.m.<\/p>\n
Thirty-one shark sightings were reported since Wednesday, according to Sharktivity. All but one, which was seen off the coast of Hampton, N.H., were reported near the Cape.<\/p>\n
Multiple shark sightings were reported at Head of the Meadow Beach and Coast Guard Beach in Truro, resulting in a brief closure of the beaches shortly before noon. Nauset Beach in Orleans and Lecount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet also closed briefly.<\/p>\n
Travis Andersen of the Globe staff contributed to this report. <\/p>\n
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