Why It Seems Like Great White Sharks Are Overrunning Maine
Wilfert, a lifeguard of 55 years, told local news outlet WFSB that he first thought he’d gotten caught on a boat propeller, but the real culprit was a great white shark.The incident is one in a long line of great white sightings off the coast of Maine this year. It was a busy summer for shark sightings along the rest of the East Coast, but Maine, in particular, seems to have had a great white bonanza. A dozen sightings were reported in a two-day period near Pine Point Beach in southern Maine in August.
- ▪Wilfert, a lifeguard of 55 years, told local news outlet WFSB that he first thought he’d gotten caught on a boat propeller, but the real culprit was a great white shark.The incident is one in a long line of great white sightings off the coa
- ▪It was a busy summer for shark sightings along the rest of the East Coast, but Maine, in particular, seems to have had a great white bonanza.
- ▪A dozen sightings were reported in a two-day period near Pine Point Beach in southern Maine in August.
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Molly TaftScienceSep 16, 2026 5:15 AMWhy It Seems Like Great White Sharks Are Overrunning MaineA bunch of sharks cruising the Maine coast may seem ominous, but it’s actually a conservation success story.Photograph: Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyLifeguard Greg Wilfert was swimming off the coast of Scarborough, Maine, in August when he was yanked underwater by a force tugging on his rescue buoy. Wilfert, a lifeguard of 55 years, told local news outlet WFSB that he first thought he’d gotten caught on a boat propeller, but the real culprit was a great white shark.The incident is one in a long line of great white sightings off the coast of Maine this year.
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