Yarmouth shark sighting triggers alert as coastal patrols follow fatal attack

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 29, 2020

The Maine Marine Patrol continued patrolling the coastal waters around Harpswell and urged beachgoers and others to stay out of the water or use extra caution following the state’s first fatal shark attack. A shark sighting Wednesday afternoon near Cousins Island in Yarmouth triggered an alert from the town of Cumberland. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are advising that residents do not enter the water at Broad Cove Reserve beyond ankle-deep,” the town’s alert says.