BARNSTABLE, MA – A great white shark sighting has been reported off Barnstable Harbor, police said Friday. Beachgoers at all northern beaches, including Sandy Neck and Millway, are urged to use caution. Officials in Barnstable are monitoring the situation. Anyone who sees something is asked to call the Barnstable Police Department at 508-775-0387. Barnstable police advise people to not go into the water at dusk or dawn or swim near seals.<doc-sep>Beach goers warned to use caution after great white shark sightings Beach goers along Cape Cod are being told to use caution after a shark attack and multiple shark sightings. On Friday, Barnstable police said there was a great white shark sighting off Barnstable Harbor and urged everyone at north side beaches, including Sandy Neck and Millway, to use caution.A short time later, Sandwich police said that a fisherman reported seeing a shark near his boat. Coast Guard Beach was also closed for an hour Friday due to a shark spotted within 50 yards of the shore, officials said. On Thursday, the Cape Cod National Seashore said a shark was seen in the waters off Race Point Beach in Provincetown. Video shows the shark feeding on a seal near the shore.Meadow Beach in Truro was closed earlier Thursday when several sharks were spotted in the water.The closures came a day after William Lytton, 61, New York, was bitten at Longnook Beach in Truro. He was taken to Tufts Medical Center where he remains in serious condition with puncture wounds to his torso and legs.A friend told the Cape Cod Times that Lytton is a professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Lytton went to Harvard and was described as a distinguished researcher.The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, an organization that studies sharks, says shark encounters in which people are injured are as "terrifying as they are rare. "Massachusetts' last shark attack fatality was in 1936.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Beach goers along Cape Cod are being told to use caution after a shark attack and multiple shark sightings. On Friday, Barnstable police said there was a great white shark sighting off Barnstable Harbor and urged everyone at north side beaches, including Sandy Neck and Millway, to use caution. A short time later, Sandwich police said that a fisherman reported seeing a shark near his boat. Coast Guard Beach was also closed for an hour Friday due to a shark spotted within 50 yards of the shore, officials said. On Thursday, the Cape Cod National Seashore said a shark was seen in the waters off Race Point Beach in Provincetown. Video shows the shark feeding on a seal near the shore. Meadow Beach in Truro was closed earlier Thursday when several sharks were spotted in the water. The closures came a day after William Lytton, 61, New York, was bitten at Longnook Beach in Truro. He was taken to Tufts Medical Center where he remains in serious condition with puncture wounds to his torso and legs. A friend told the Cape Cod Times that Lytton is a professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Lytton went to Harvard and was described as a distinguished researcher. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, an organization that studies sharks, says shark encounters in which people are injured are as "terrifying as they are rare." Massachusetts' last shark attack fatality was in 1936. The Associated Press contributed to this report.<doc-sep>The shark attack victim, 61-year-old William Lytton of Scarsdale, remained in serious condition Friday at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Authorities and state shark expert Greg Skomal have not specified what kind of shark bit Lytton, pending more investigation and an interview with him. The sightings came two days after a shark attacked a New York man in the water at Long Nook Beach in Truro. There have been 31 sightings in the past eight days in the waters off the Cape, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity alert app. Coast Guard Beach in Eastham was closed to swimmers for an hour Friday afternoon after a great white shark was spotted swimming 50 yards offshore. Hours earlier, beachgoers in another Cape Cod town, Barnstable, were alerted because of a sighting there. Advertisement “His health and his recovery come first,’’ said Lesley Reynolds, chief ranger of the Cape Cod National Seashore. “When he is ready, we will talk to him and find out what happened, where he was, what he saw, and what he was doing.” Skomal could not be reached for comment Friday. Long Nook Beach has been closed to swimmers since the shark attack. Town officials announced Friday afternoon that the waters would be reopened at 9 a.m. Saturday. Reynolds said programming set for this weekend will continue as planned at the national seashore’s six beaches, noting that while the presence of sharks gets lots of attention, lifeguards spend far more time rescuing swimmers from rip tides, fast currents, and large waves suddenly crashing on them. She said the park’s staff and lifeguards are all trained in a shark alert protocol, and that interactions between sharks and humans will continue. “Just be vigilant to your surroundings,’’ she said. The Barnstable sighting was reported by p0lice Friday morning. “There has been a Great White Shark sighting off Barnstable Harbor,’’ police wrote on their Facebook account around 9:45 a.m. “All North side Beaches including Sandy Neck and Millway beach goers use caution.” Advertisement The Friday sightings came after multiple shark sightings Thursday along Cape Cod’s east-facing shores and one in Cape Cod Bay off Dennis, near Barnstable, where a fisherman reported a shark had attacked a fish on a line. Thursday’s sightings included one by State Police troopers who were flying a helicopter over Race Point Beach at the tip of the Cape — and spotted at least two sharks. Also Thursday, swimmers at Race Point watched as a shark attacked and killed a seal. The troopers, who were accompanied by Provincetown Police Officer Rich Alves, used the helicopter’s public address system to alert swimmers of the presence of a shark about 30 yards off shore, the department said in a Facebook post. John R. Ellement can be reached at ellement@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @JREbosglobe. Sophia Eppolito can be reached at sophia.eppolito@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @SophiaEppolito.<doc-sep>
BARNSTABLE (CBS/AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts closed two Cape Cod beaches following shark sightings on Thursday, and three additional shark sightings were reported Friday as well in the area. According to the Cape Cod National Seashore, a shark was seen in the waters off Race Point Beach in Provincetown Thursday afternoon. Video shows the shark feeding on a seal near the shore. Meadow Beach in Truro was closed earlier in the day when several sharks were spotted in the water. The beach is expected to remain closed Friday and could possibly reopen on Saturday if no new sightings are reported. On Friday, Barnstable Police said visitors at all north side beaches, including Sandy Neck and Millway, are urged to use caution. A great white shark was sighted off Barnstable Harbor. A short time later, Sandwich Police said a fisherman spotted a shark outside the canal entrance at second barrel depth. The shark swam up close to the fisherman’s boat. A fisherman just came to SPD reporting a shark at 2nd barrel outside canal entrance on Sandwich side. It came near his boat. — Sandwich Police (@SandwichPD) August 17, 2018 Coast Guard Beach in Eastham was closed for an hour due to a shark sighting. SkyEye spotted a shark swimming about a half mile off the coast of Truro around noon on Friday. The shark encounters came in the days after 61-year-old William Lytton was bitten at Long Nook Beach in Truro. Lytton was taken to a hospital with puncture wounds to his torso and legs. Lytton remained in serious condition at Tufts Medical Center as of Friday. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, an organization that studies sharks, says shark encounters in which people are injured are as “terrifying as they are rare.” Massachusetts’ last shark attack fatality was in 1936. Barnstable Police offered tips to avoiding shark attacks while swimming. Police said swimmers should not swim at dusk or dawn, and should never swim near seals. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)