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Woman possibly bitten by shark off Martha's Vineyard

Headline from WPRI Providence

A woman sustained wounds "consistent with a potential shark bite" in the water off the coast of Edgartown on Monday.

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  1. NBC Boston

    Woman hospitalized with possible shark bite on Martha's Vineyard (opens NBC Boston)

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    File photo of a sign seen at the site of a fatal shark attack at Dee Why Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 6, 2025.

  2. WHDH Boston

    Possible shark attack off coast of Martha’s Vineyard prompts beach closure (opens WHDH Boston)

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    A woman sustained wounds “consistent with a potential shark bite” in the water off the coast of Edgartown Monday, according to Edgartown Town Administrator James...

  3. WHDH Boston

    Possible shark attack off coast of Martha’s Vineyard, woman hospitalized (opens WHDH Boston)

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    A woman sustained wounds “consistent with a potential shark bite” in the water off the coast of Edgartown Monday, according to Edgartown Town Administrator James...

  4. WHDH Boston

    Swimmer possibly bitten by shark off coast of Martha’s Vineyard prompts beach closure (opens WHDH Boston)

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    A woman sustained wounds “consistent with a potential shark bite” in the water off the coast of Edgartown Monday, according to Edgartown Town Administrator James...

  5. The Boston Globe

    Woman possibly bitten by shark while swimming off Martha’s Vineyard beach, official says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A woman in her late 20s suffered a leg wound "consistent with a potential shark bite," an Edgartown official said Monday.

  6. Boston

    Woman injured by apparent shark bite at beach on Martha’s Vineyard (opens Boston)

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    Officials said the bite caused no traumatic injuries.

  7. WPRI Providence

    Woman possibly bitten by shark off Martha's Vineyard (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    A woman sustained wounds "consistent with a potential shark bite" in the water off the coast of Edgartown on Monday.

  8. CBS News

    Woman gets potential shark bite off Martha's Vineyard, in the same town "Jaws" was filmed (opens CBS News)

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    No one spotted a shark on Monday off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, in the very same town where "Jaws" was filmed. But a woman emerged from the ocean there with what officials say looked like a shark bite. Lilia Luciano reports.

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