A man has died after he "was bitten by what is believed to be a shark" in the waters of a Cape Cod beach Saturday, the Wellfleet Police Department said.
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The incident happened about noon when the man was swimming at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, police said.
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He was pulled from the water, given first-aid and taken to Cape Cod Hospital, where he died, police said.
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The man suffered "injuries to his lower extremities," an off-duty lifeguard told The Cape Cod Times.
The victim's name was not released but police said he was a man in his mid-20s.
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The local police department is working with the National Park Service and the state police to investigate.
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