Beachgoers on edge as sharks seen prowling in blood-red waters: video
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Nantucket banned swimming around the Great Point beach area after several attacks on seals, and Long Island has deployed drones and WaveRunner lifeguards to monitor for sharks.
Great Point, which hosts the Costaka-Coatue Wildlife Refuge owned by the Trustees of Reservations and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has prohibited swimming in the area after numerous shark sightings, the Nantucket Current reported. Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Several residents posted videos over the past week showing sightings, and officials felt they had to take action due to the many visitors who are "naïve to their surroundings."
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