Shark Kills Man Off Beach in Wellfleet

Shark Kills Man Off Beach in Wellfleet

A shark attacked and killed a man believed to be in his 20s on Saturday off a beach in the Cape Cod town of Wellfleet, the Associated Press reported, according to multiple news outlets.

The attack occurred near Newcomb Hollow Beach, which is on the Atlantic Ocean side of Wellfleet a little south of the Truro town line.

Governor Baker Declares State of Emergency, Boots Columbia Gas, Replaces With Eversource
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Governor Baker Declares State of Emergency, Boots Columbia Gas, Replaces With Eversource

State House News Service

By Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon declared a state of emergency in the wake of a series of gas fires and explosions in the Merrimack Valley, handing over control of the response to Eversource in place of the local utility that Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera said had been "hiding from the problem."

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