Lifeguard, 71, describes terrifying escape from shark after being dragged 5ft underwater
- A 71-year-old lifeguard in Maine says he had a harrowing encounter with a great white shark after he was dragged five to six feet underwater over the weekend.
- Greg Wilfert, who works as a lifeguard at Scarborough Beach State Park, told WHDH that he was out in the surf on Saturday swimming with other lifeguards near a group of buoys when he was snatched and pulled underwater.
- He told the broadcaster he initially thought one of his lifeguard tools had gotten caught on a passing boat.
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- A 71-year-old lifeguard in Maine says he had a harrowing encounter with a great white shark after he was dragged five to six feet underwater over the weekend.
- Greg Wilfert, who works as a lifeguard at Scarborough Beach State Park, told WHDH that he was out in the surf on Saturday swimming with other lifeguards near a group of buoys when he was snatched and pulled underwater.
- He told the broadcaster he initially thought one of his lifeguard tools had gotten caught on a passing boat.
Sources: The Independent