Maine removes beach restrictions in wake of fatal shark bite
HARPSWELL, Maine (AP) — Maine parks officials removed some water activity restrictions on Monday in the wake of a fatal shark bite off Harpswell.
The shark bite killed Julie Dimperio Holowach off Bailey Island on July 27. Maine officials responded by restricting swimming at some coastal state parks.
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands said it has removed the restrictions at Popham, Ferry and Crescent Beach state parks. Water activity at Reid State Park are still limited to waist-deep swimming, the bureau said. That’s because of a lifeguard shortage.
The shark that killed Holowach was later determined to be a great white shark. It was the first recorded fatal shark attack in Maine history.