Notes from an Environmentalist. Great White Shark closes Crane's Beach.
Great White Shark Shuts Down Popular North Shore Beach
A rare shark sighting in 5 to 7 feet of water closed Crane Beach in Ipswich on Tuesday.
Scott Souza, Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 2:18 pm ET
IPSWICH, MA — A popular North Shore beach was shut down to swimming on Tuesday after a rare Great White shark sighting in shallow water off the shore.
While Great White shark warnings have become common on Cape Cod and near the Islands in recent years, they remain exceedingly rare in the much cooler waters off the North Shore of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
But Ipswich police early Tuesday afternoon said they confirmed the sighting off Crane Beach with the shark reportedly swimming in water only 5 to 7 feet deep.
Police said the beach remained closed as of mid-afternoon on Tuesday.