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UPDATE: Southampton Town Using Boats To Investigate Monday's Possible Shark Sighting

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Swimmers were evacuated out of the water at Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton on Monday due to a possible shark sighting. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Swimmers were evacuated out of the water at Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton on Monday due to a possible shark sighting. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Swimmers were evacuated out of the water at Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton on Monday due to a possible shark sighting. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Swimmers were evacuated out of the water at Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton on Monday due to a possible shark sighting. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Fins that appeared to belong to a shark were spotted in the ocean on Monday. Courtesy Robin Eshaghpour

Fins that appeared to belong to a shark were spotted in the ocean on Monday. Courtesy Robin Eshaghpour

authorAmanda Bernocco on Aug 14, 2017
UPDATE: Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Southampton Town will have boats out in the ocean along the four beaches that closed to swimmers on Monday to confirm if the sighting was definitely... more

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