Shark bites paddleboard at Cape Cod beach
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A shark bit a paddleboard at Marconi Beach in Cape Cod. (Cape Cod National Seashore)
A paddleboarder at a beach in Massachusetts had a very close encounter Wednesday with a shark that took a bite out of the board, forcing officials to close the beach.
The paddleboarder was about 30 yards off shore of Marconi Beach in Cape Cod in about 3 feet water around 10 a.m. when the encounter took place, according to a post on the Cape Cod National Seashore Facebook page.
The 69-year-old man who was on the board was not bit by the shark, officials said, adding that "seals were observed swimming nearby."
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As a result of the close encounter, Marconi Beach is currently closed to swimming until further notice.
The National Seashore ranger staff is investigating the incident, along the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The latest incident took place just one day after beachgoers on another Cape Cod beach witnessed a bloody sight when a shark tore a seal apart during a feeding frenzy, sending swimmers fleeing from the water.
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The gruesome scene was spotted on Nauset Beach, 14 miles south of Wednesday's incident, where a pool of red blood in water had nearby swimmers screaming and heading toward the shore.