{"id":687540,"date":"2026-06-06T07:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T07:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687540\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T07:32:15","slug":"shark-appears-in-waves-at-tranquil-nantucket-beach-stunning-onlookers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687540\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark appears in waves at tranquil Nantucket beach, stunning onlookers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ladies Beach, on the southern shore of Nantucket Island, Mass.,\u00a0received a special visitor Wednesday in the form of a large shark that appeared in the waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The accompanying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZNKHIMs7v7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:footage;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;footage&quot;}\" class=\"link \">footage<\/a> shows the shark, first as a dark object, before revealing its profile and distinctive shape, prompting a stunned response (and mild profanity) from onlookers.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Shark in waves at Ladies Beach.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931d7c89ee03a79a457b326e54c7d1d2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shark in waves at Ladies Beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThat\u2019s a shark!\u201d two people declare, one after the other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/close-call-grizzly-bear-cub-162053478.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:ALSO: Grizzly bear with cub shown escaping train in Banff National Park;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ALSO&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ALSO: Grizzly bear with cub shown escaping train in Banff National Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The footage was captured by Colby Marsh and submitted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZNKHIMs7v7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nantucket Current;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nantucket Current&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nantucket Current<\/a>, which featured the video Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Current cited a local expert as ruling out great white shark in favor of sandbar shark and dusky shark &#8220;as possibilities, and it\u2019s an area known for sandbars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From the Current: &#8220;Always important to remember that there has never been a documented shark attack on a swimmer or surfer in Nantucket waters (we don\u2019t count last year\u2019s incident when a 21-year-old man was bitten by a sandbar shark after catching it from shore and attempting to release it).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/discover-fish\/species-profiles\/sandbar-shark\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Florida Museum;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida Museum&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida Museum<\/a>: &#8220;Due to its preference for smaller prey and its tendency to avoid beaches and the surface, the sandbar shark poses little threat to humans.\u00a0Although it has been rarely associated with attacks on humans, its size makes it potentially dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nantucket.net\/nantucket_beaches\/ladies-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ladies Beach;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ladies Beach&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ladies Beach<\/a>, known for tranquil setting and spectacular views, is popular among surfers and swimmers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on For The Win: <a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/outdoors\/2026\/06\/05\/shark-surf-tranquil-nantucket-beach\/90420637007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Shark appears in surf at tranquil Nantucket beach;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shark appears in surf at tranquil Nantucket beach&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Shark appears in surf at tranquil Nantucket beach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ladies Beach, on the southern shore of Nantucket Island, Mass.,\u00a0received a special visitor Wednesday in the form 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