Shark Sightings Close Jersey Beaches!

Beaches for several miles north of Island Beach State Park were closed for hours yesterday after two sharks were spotted swimming near the shorelines.

Surfers first reported five-foot-long sharks just off the surf break around 10 a.m. at Seaside Park. The sharks cruised the beach for about four hours, at some points coming as close as about 20 yards offshore.

Seaside Park beaches were reopened about 2 p.m., but reports of what are believed to be the same sharks closed down beaches at Seaside Heights, the next town north on the coast, for much of the afternoon.

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