Great white shark spotted near Harpswell beach

Written By Maine Environmental News

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 30, 2026

A fisherman reported a great white shark near a Harpswell beach Monday. The shark surfaced a few hundred yards off Cedar Beach on Bailey Island around 4 p.m. Monday. A summer resident was killed in July 2020 by a great white while swimming near her home on Bailey Island.

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