Duxbury Beach: Shark spotted in Massachusetts waters
Duxbury Beach: Swimmers were ordered out of the water after a large shark was spotted near the shoreline.
A bin is filled with plastic toy sharks in a souvenir shop in Chatham, Mass., July 2.
Steven Senne/AP/File
DUXBURY, Mass.
Like a scene from the movie "Jaws," swimmers were ordered out of the water at the Duxbury town beach when a large shark was spotted near the shoreline.
Officials said the shark, which was tracked by a state police helicopter, was estimated to be about 15 feet in length. The waters were closed at about 2 p.m. Monday after the shark ventured a little too close to the swimming area on the beach. The all clear was given about two hours later.
Town officials initially described the shark as a great white in official tweets, but later said the exact species was unknown.
One beachgoer scrawled the words "You're gonna need a bigger boat," in the sand, paraphrasing a famous line from the movie.