A woman was killed by a great white in Maine on Monday — the first fatal shark attack in the state's history. Officials urged swimmers and boaters to use caution near Bailey Island.
A great white shark swims off the shore of Cape Cod, Mass., in July 2019. A woman was killed by a great white in Maine on Monday — the first fatal attack in the state's history.Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
A great white shark swims off the shore of Cape Cod, Mass., in July 2019. A woman was killed by a great white in Maine on Monday — the first fatal attack in the state's history.Julie Dimperio Holowach was laughing as she and her daughter paddled into the water Monday off the coast of Maine's Bailey Island.The Boston GlobeNearby kayakers brought Holowach's badly injured body to shore.
Some researchers say the waters around Maine have more white sharks than they used to, as the predators go in search of seal meat. "I think it's generally accepted that the increase in number of seals is leading to more white sharks coming closer to shore during some months," Nick Whitney, a senior scientist at the New England Aquarium, toldAfter the attack, officials recovered a fragment of tooth. They sent the tooth to Gregory Skomal, a shark biologist at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, who positively identified the shark as a great white.
"This is the only confirmed fatality in Maine waters from a shark attack," said Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher at a press conferenceHe urged swimmers and boaters to use caution near Bailey Island and to avoid swimming near schooling fish or seals. Schools of fish will attract seals, Keliher said."The seals, in return, will attract sharks."The only other confirmed shark attack in Maine waters happened 10 years ago in Eastport, he said.
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