Beachgoers at Queensland Beach in Nova Scotia experienced something akin to a scene out of Jaws Sunday afternoon after a fin was spotted in the water. Vanderhoek looked up and saw a fin in the water. Beach closed as a precautionPaul D'Eon, director of the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service, said he got a call at around 12:30 p.m. from a lifeguard at Queensland Beach saying they saw a fin in the water. D'Eon said the protocol when a fin is spotted is to shut the beach down for two hours and keep looking for additional sightings. D'Eon said these types of beach closures happen once or twice every couple of years, and Port Maitland Beach in southwestern Nova Scotia has been closed before.

Source: CBC News August 16, 2020 17:32 UTC