Kaua'i police have closed the beach fronting the Lawa'i Beach Resort through tomorrow morning after a shark was sighted.

A swimmer reported seeing a six-to- seven-foot shark about 100 feet offshore, police said. No swimming allowed signs were posted in the area.

For more information about the shark sighting, call the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement at 808-274-3521 during business hours or Kaua'i Police dispatch at 808 241-1711.