A 71-year-old lifeguard and park manager in Maine was dragged underwater during an encounter with a great white shark off the coast over the weekend. Greg Wilfert, who has worked at Scarborough Beach for 55 years, initially believed his rescue can had become caught on a passing boat before realising a shark was responsible.

Wilfert was pulled underwater by the shark, according to the report, in an incident that has drawn attention given his decades of experience as a lifeguard at the popular Maine beach. Further details of the encounter, including the extent of any injuries, were not fully provided in the available report.