Shark Sighting Closes Multiple Beaches On Nantucket

NANTUCKET (CBS) -- Beaches on the south shore of Nantucket were closed for at least two hours Saturday because of at least one confirmed shark sighting.

The Nantucket Harbormaster tweeted that Madaket, Cisco, Miacomet, Surfside, Nobadeer, and Sconset beaches were closed.

There was a confirmed shark sighting at Cisco Beach around 10 a.m., according to the Harbormaster.

The Jetties, Childrens, and Dionis beaches were not impacted.

Nauset Beach and Marconi Beach on Cape Cod were also temporarily closed, according to the Cape Cod Times.