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Two Dead Hammerhead Sharks Wash Up In Water MIll

authorMichael Wright on Aug 17, 2011

Lifeguards at Flying Point Beach in Water Mill ordered bathers out of the water for a brief period last Wednesday morning after several beachgoers reported seeing a 6-foot-long shark swimming amid the breaking waves near the shore.

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