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Man dies after shark attack on Cape Cod

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A swimmer at a Cape Cod beach died Saturday in what experts believe is the first fatal shark attack in Massachusetts in more than 80 years.
The man was bitten about noon ET at Newcomb Hollow Beach, Wellfleet police said. Witnesses told responding officers that the victim and another man were boogie boarding 30 yards off the beach when the incident occurred.



Arthur Medici, 26, of Revere, Massachusetts, was given first aid, including CPR, but died at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. His name was released by Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Tara Miltimore.
Bunker Hill Community College released a statement saying Medici, an engineering transfer option major, was enrolled as a part-time student in the spring.
Chris Hartsgrove, acting deputy chief of Cape Cod National Seashore, said the injuries appeared to be from a shark. The official cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner.
Robert Bessler, a Wellfleet resident and surfer, told CNN that the attack had put the local surfing community on edge.
"It's like being struck by lightning," said Bessler, 34. "You hear about it. It doesn't seem real. You kind of imagine it'll never be you."
"It's kind of slowly sinking in that the danger is quite real," he added.
Bessler said he planned to take a week or two off from surfing, but would likely resume the sport.
"Overall, I don't think there's much you can do about the situation. It's their home, sharks live here and we're not really on their menu, but unfortunately when they do take a test bite and decide we're not on their menu, it just happens to be pretty devastating generally."
Shark sightings have been increasing in the area as the gray seal population has increased.
A 61-year-old man suffered puncture wounds in a Cape Cod shark attack last month. The incident occurred in Truro within the boundary of Cape Cod National Seashore. The man was standing about 30 yards offshore when he was bitten.
The last fatal shark attack in Massachusetts was in 1936, according to the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Gavin Naylor, the director of the program, said such attacks are "very rare" and that "shark attacks in the summer are a direct consequence of more people and more animals in the water."
Naylor advised people not to go into the water alone or at dawn or dusk. He also said the heavy presence of seals and throngs of fish moving and jumping may signal a shark is nearby.
Officials have put out warning signs and published brochures, Hartsgrove said.
    Officials closed the beach to swimmers on Sunday.
    "I don't know what the town is really supposed to do," Bessler said. "They can't remove the sharks, they can't remove the surfers and they can't remove the seals."
    CNN's Madeleine Thompson and Laura Ly contributed to this report.

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