FOUR great white sharks have been spotted off the US coast over the past two days following a string of horror attacks.
The sightings, which were logged on the Sharktivity app, were reported off the coastline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts between July 11 and July 13.
An 11-foot great white shark was spotted in Chatham Harbor just after 4:45pm local time on July 11.
A shark, named Luke, was detected close to the shoreline in the Gulf of Maine on July 12 and a beast, known as Granese, was reported off Nauset Beach on July 13.
And, a shark named Kendal was also spotted on July 13.
There have been a string of sightings off Cape Cod in recent days, according to the Sharktivity app.
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Five sharks were detected on July 9 at various points on Nauset Beach.
Executive director of the Rhode Island-based Atlantic Shark Institute, John Dodd, told the Boston Globe: “We see more detections, but we also have many more receivers.
“We know these sharks have been in this area for a long, long time… millions of years. We’re getting much better at detecting them now.”
And, Megan Winton, of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, told reporters at a conference held on June 29 that the population of great whites tends to “increase sharply” in July.
She warned: “Just know the large sharks are here.”
Swimming has been suspended at Smith Beach, Long Island due to “dangerous marine life”, Suffolk County officials revealed on July 13.
A string of shark attacks has been reported across the US in recent months.
Shocking data has revealed that at least 22 people have been mauled by sharks in the US this year.
A six-foot-long beast bit a surfer on his foot at New Smyrna Beach in Florida on July 10.
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It came just a week after a man, 28, had his left foot bitten while riding the waves at the same beach.
The popular beach resort has been dubbed the shark capital of the world.
Two men in their early twenties, a fisherman and a surfer, suffered bites to their legs and feet in March.
Last September a 16-year-old boy was bitten in the arm while surfing at the resort. He needed nine stitches.
Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that two more people were attacked in May of 2021 on the same beach.
A woman, 21, was injured while wading in four feet of water, and a 12-year-old girl was attacked while surfing.
Florida teen Addison Bethea, 17, was attacked by an estimated nine-foot-long shark on June 30.
She was “buddy swimming with her brother”, her mom Michelle told The Sun.
Addison was forced to have her leg amputated following the gruesome attack.
Despite her daughter’s injuries, Michelle said that Addison will continue getting back into the water.
She said: “You can’t stop living your life because this happened.”
Mom-of-two Lindsay Bruns, from Texas, was with her family in Lower Keys, Florida when she was mauled by a shark on June 29.
The 35-year-old was on a pontoon board and had dived into the water several times.
Lindsay’s husband Luke heard a loud splash before spotting blood in the water, The Miami Herald reported.
A shark had bitten Lindsay and she was left with a half-circle-shaped injury.
Florida Wildlife Commission officials said that Lindsay received an in-flight blood transfusion as she was airlifted to the hospital.
And, John Mullins was attacked by a tiger shark while participating in lifeguard training on Fire Island, New York on July 7.
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The attack left John with foot injuries. He was taken to hospital where he received several stitches.
He told News12: I didn’t really feel the bite at first. My adrenaline was rushing right away.”
