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Great white shark rescued on Chatham beach last year returns to the Cape

Jamison, a great white shark who became stranded on a Chatham beach, has returned to Cape Cod almost a year after his dramatic rescue, according to a Facebook post by the Atlantic Great White Shark Conservancy on Wednesday.

https://www.facebook.com/atlanticwhiteshark/posts/1071324036282244

Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the shark’s rescue, which involved beach-goers, Chatham Harbormasters, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p444Zf-gcHU

The shark was tagged during the rescue and later given his name.

Jamison was detected in Cape Cod waters on a receiver off Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge on June 29.

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The conservancy said they will continue to provide updates on Jamison throughout the summer. The organization also created a Twitter account for Jamison.

https://twitter.com/MA_Sharks/status/753691383043592192

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