The waters of two Massachusetts beaches were cleared of swimmers over the past week following two unconfirmed sightings of white sharks off the coast, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
The Chatham-based shark research group catalogued the two unconfirmed sightings on its interactive shark-tracking app, Sharktivity.
The first sighting was reported at Surf Beach Drive in Falmouth at around 4 p.m. on Friday, July 18, according to the app. Lifeguards cleared people from the water after a six-foot-long white shark was seen in the water…