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Shark Sighting Closes 2 Chatham Beaches

CHATHAM (CBS) -- Authorities closed two Cape Cod Beaches Thursday due to a shark sighting.

Both Lighthouse and Andrew Harding's beaches have been shut down, Chatham police tweeted.

The Chatham Harbormaster told WBZ-TV that a shark was seen eating a seal near shore.

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(Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, a shark sighting caused Nauset Beach in Orleans to close. On Monday, 10 great white shark sightings there also forced swimmers out of the water.

 

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