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Scarborough Police Share Drone Footage of Possible 10-12-Foot Great White Near Beaches

Drone surveillance combined with shark-tracking data prompted authorities to alert beachgoers following the sighting of a large shark off Scarborough.

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A Great White Shark was spotted in the coastline of beaches in Maine

Overview

  • On Aug. 11 a Scarborough marine resource officer and a local fisherman captured drone footage of a possible 10- to 12-foot great white shark off the southern tip of Richmond Island.
  • Police reported a follow-up sighting on Aug. 12 near Pine Point Beach despite the absence of photo or video confirmation.
  • The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app detected tagged sharks Chewbs and Greene by a buoy near Scarborough Beach the same day.
  • Authorities kept beaches open while issuing a situational-awareness notice for Crescent Beach State Park, Higgins Beach and Pine Point Beach and urged swimmers to remain vigilant.
  • Scientists attribute rising great white activity along Maine’s coast to growing seal populations, and no shark-related injuries have been recorded since the state’s lone fatal attack in 2020.