A vicious shark attack left one women dead in Maine. There was a recent Great White shark sighting off Plum Island last week. Last summer their were numerous sightings of Great Whites off Cape Cod causing numerous beach closures. Now, it appears they have moved north. The shark attack off Bailey Island was the first fatal shark attack in Maine’s history. The New York woman, was the president of the Kipling handbag company. She had a summer home in the area, and was swimming off Bailey Island with her daughter around 3:30 p.m., according to Major Rob Beal and Patrick Keliher of Maine Marine Patrol.
Eyewitnesses noticed that the woman was injured, and some alert kayakers rushed to her aid. Officials are warning swimmers and boaters to stay away from seals and schools of fish when out in the area but have not closed beaches. The attack is still under investigation by Maine Marine Patrol.
DEADLY ATTACK: A woman is dead following an apparent shark attack in Maine yesterday.
If scientists confirm this was in fact a shark… it would mark the first deadly attack of its kind in state history.
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