Overview

• Officials said a 6- to 8-foot great white was credibly reported about 200 yards off Little Beach near the mouth of the Ogunquit River on Tuesday morning.
• Fire Chief Russell Osgood said the shark bit a striped bass that an angler was reeling in at around 9 a.m.
• A yellow flag is flying at Little Beach as a cautionary advisory, signaling swimmers to exercise care and heed lifeguards.
• The Ogunquit Fire Department said crews are actively monitoring the area and urged beachgoers to follow posted guidance and check with lifeguards.
• Tuesday’s report adds to recent great white activity off southern Maine, including a large shark filmed by drone off Scarborough last week and sightings noted last month in Harpswell.