Posted on 09/15/2018 3:16:51 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
WELLFLEET -- An unidentified man died Saturday after being bitten by a shark some 300 yards south of Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, town police confirmed. His name was being withheld until notification of next of kin; the Boston Globe identified him as a 26-year-old from Revere, and attributed that information to state police. The attack happened at about 12:30 p.m. Newcomb Hollow is a town-managed beach on property owned by Cape Cod National Seashore. “Around noontime [Saturday] a male swimmer at Newcomb Hollow Beach was bitten by what is believed to be a shark. The male victim [in his] mid 20s was pulled from the water, [and rescuers] provided emergency first aid to include CPR. The male victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by the Wellfleet Fire Department, where he passed from the injuries,” the Seashore said in a statement. A sign at Newcomb Hollow warns swimmers of the presence of sharks; this is the case at almost all back shore beaches.
It was the second shark attack on a swimmer off Cape waters this season: on Aug. 15 a New York man was bitten in the waters off Long Nook Beach in Truro. He survived but was seriously injured. State biologist and shark researcher Greg Skomal determined that the Truro shark was a great white, based on the victim’s bite marks. It isn’t known yet whether the Newcomb Hollow shark was a great white. The last fatal shark attack in the Commonwealth happened in 1936. The Cape Codder will have full coverage and local reaction in an upcoming report.
Wha ta N00b!
Get off JimRobs site!
I don’t know what you mean by guarded, but after Labor Day, the beach life guards are no longer employed (paid by the towns).
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/09/15/cape-cod-shark-attack-newcomb-hollow-beach-wellfleet/
After a series of shark sightings and the attack in Truro, the Orleans harbormaster warned swimmers they needed to change their habits Experts said at the time aggressive feeding close to shore was expected to continue into the fall months.
In 2017, a shark bit a man’s paddle board off Marconi Beach in Wellfleet.
I totally embrace that compliment
I meant lifeguards, who can usually spot big fish in the water from an elevated perch, unless the water is really murky, or there is heavy cloud cover.
There are several articles out on this now. They said the town of Wellfleet only has life guards out until Labor day, and does not pay them after Labor Day.
Since Labor day has come and gone, in other words, there were no life guards to watch.
A beautiful beach in a beautiful town-—I love Wellfleet.
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The inevitable result of uncontrolled harbor seal populations. They bring the sharks.
The seal population is unbelievable. The seals have spread around into the Mass. Bay side, and we have white sharks showing up here and pinging the shark buoys on a regular basis.
The buoys are placed close to shore from Scituate thru Marshfield and to Plymouth. Only the tagged sharks can ping the buoys, so untagged whites are around but go undetected. -Tom
The article is poorly written. It says he was 300 yards south of the beach. They meant he was 300 yards down from the public beach, not 300 yards off shore.
Years ago when I was stationed at Otis AFB (Pave PAWS) I loved to go swimming this time of year.
The tourists were mostly gone, and the water was warm. I usually would go to the closet beach, which for me was Sagamore or Sandwich town beach.
I never once saw a seal, and I fished year round, had a shell fishing license for mussels and clams, and swum a lot in warmer weather. I left in December of 1982.
I don’t think you appreciate the gut reaction people have to these things. It’s all psychological. You yell ‘Barracuda,’ everybody says ‘Huh? What?’ You yell ‘Shark,’ we’ve got a panic on our hands.
Things have changed. The white sharks are protected and the seal population has exploded.
Below is a quote from my website newenglandsharks.com
Since white sharks do kill and eat seals, and we are about the same size as a seal; if you are in the water with the seals, or near them, bad things can happen – bad things have happened, and will continue to happen. Let’s face it. Sharks happen! In 1997 the white shark became a prohibited species to help increase their depleted numbers. They are making a comeback, so expect more whites in the New England area.
After all they belong here, this is their territory, and their territory begins when the salt water gets above your knees. - Tom
I lived in Wellfleet for nearly 20 years - awesome memories!
Come on, guys. Let's get right down to it. It's global warming, which is causing super-mega hurricanes like Florence to form. The sharks, trying to avoid Florence, swam up to the Cape and started attacking anyone who wasn't careful.
Now, we all know that President Trump is responsible for Florence, because the "Newspaper of Record", the New York Slimes, has told us so. And, because he caused Florence to come into existence, the ripple effect has caused this poor man's death on the Cape.
So maybe we should indict Trump for negligent homicide, impeach and remove him on the spot, and put Hillary in her rightful spot in the Oval Office. I mean, Trump stole the election from her in 2016, and has exploited the office for his personal financial gain ever since.
[Do I really need the /sarc tag on this one???]
Lucky you-—a delightful place.
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If everyone that played in the Sharks Playground would stay out of the Playground then Sharky would not bite/eat them.
And if one goes Surfing in Sharky Playground and gets eaten then other Surfers should consider that when paddling around on a surfboard:
From underneath the water Surfers look like a snack on a Triscuit Cracker or even better a SEAL. So the easy fix is to TA-DA...
SWIM IN FRESH WATER Stupid Humans !
though Sharkysharkus is not to be denied, i’m much more skeerd of cuda’s
“In 2017, a shark bit a man’s paddle board off Marconi Beach in Wellfleet”
I bet that hurt
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