Monday, September 7, 2009

Great White Sharks prompt swimming ban

The beaches in Chatham, Massachussets is off limits this Labr Day weekend because there have been a few sightings of great white sharks in the beaches oceans.

Red "no swimming" signs were posted up at North Beach, Lighthouse Beach, South Beach, and Hardings Beach in Chatham because an expert that knows about sharks seen the great white sharks on the coast on Saturday.

Two of the sharks have been tagged with a tracking device by expert, senior biologist Gregory Skomal and his men. The sharks have been reported to be approximately 8 to 10 feet long.

Officials have given warnings out to everyone to be careful during the Labor Day weekend. Swimming during this time is not recommended while the sharks are still out there.

http://www.msnbc.com/id/32714529/ns/us_news-life/

Labor Day weekend is a time where all the beaches are always crowded. Most of the time people don't think about sharks being so close to shore. The officials have given out the warning, so hopefully everyone listens and stays out of the water so there are no shark attacks.

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