A 71-year-old lifeguard is reported to have been bitten and pulled underwater by a great white shark off the coast of Maine over the weekend. The attack appears to involve a rescue device attached to him, which the shark bites before dragging him underwater.
Both reports describe the incident occurring while he is swimming near buoy markers off Scarborough Beach. One outlet identifies the lifeguard as Greg Wilfert and says he has worked as a lifeguard for decades, while the other focuses more generally on the shark’s interaction with the rescue equipment and the fact that he is unharmed. The accounts agree on the timing, location, shark species, and the outcome, but differ in the level of personal detail provided about the lifeguard.
