shark attack

As the summer draws closer, a nonprofit dedicated to finding ways to make Cape Cod beaches safer is considering testing a new battery-powered buoy designed to deter sharks, a seasonal problem that often closes beaches and terrifies swimmers. Cape Cod Ocean Community was formed after Arthur Medici, 26, of Revere, was killed by a shark at Newcomb Hollow Beach in…

Officials in a Cape Cod town have approved the installation of a memorial bench to honor a man killed in a shark attack two years ago. The Wellfleet Select Board recently voted unanimously to install the bench in memory of Arthur Medici, 26, at Newcomb Hollow Beach, the Cape Cod Times reports. Medici, who lived in Revere, was attacked by…

The Wellfleet Select Board recently voted unanimously to install the bench in memory of Arthur Medici at Newcomb Hollow Beach, the Cape Cod Times reported.

A week after Maine’s first-ever fatal shark attack, beach restrictions at state parks are being lifted. From last Monday through Sunday, swimmers at Crescent Beach, Popham Beach, Ferry Beach and Reid State Parks were all limited to water up to their ankles, knees or waists, depending on the location. On Friday, Maine Marine Patrol confirmed it found a shark...

A week after the first deadly shark attack in Maine waters, beach restrictions at state parks are being lifted.

James Sulikowski had been studying sharks off Maine when a white shark killed a swimmer, the state’s first deadly shark attack ever. The Arizona State University professor spoke to us in video and podcast interviews to explain what we know about sharks in this area, how people can stay safe when swimming in the ocean and what likely led...

A Maine man who witnessed Monday’s deadly shark attack described what he saw from his own home a day later. Stephen Arnold was working inside his home Monday afternoon and looking out his window. “I saw the two swimmers, right there at that rock ledge. They were actually splashing, and laughing, and talking with each other,” said Arnold. He...

The woman killed in Maine’s first known deadly shark attack Monday has been identified as a 63-year-old woman from New York City who had a summer home in the community. The Maine Department of Marine Resources on Tuesday identified the woman as Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63. She was attacked by a great white shark, authorities said Tuesday. “It is tragic…

Maine’s first ever deadly shark attack claimed the life of a 63-year-old woman.

Arizona State University professor James Sulikowski had already been researching sharks in Maine when one fatally attacked a swimmer. Sulikowski sat down with NECN to discuss how rare the attack is

Julie Dimperio Holowach was swimming with her daughter off Harpswell’s Bailey Island when she was attacked.

A woman has died in what authorities in Maine are describing as an apparent shark attack. A witness said the woman was swimming “when she was injured in what appeared to be a shark attack,” according to a statement from the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Kayakers in the area took her to shore, where paramedics were called. But she…

The reported shark attacked happened off the coast of Bailey Island, near Harpswell, Maine. Kayakers attempted to rescue the woman before she was brought to shore.

A woman has died in what authorities in Maine are describing as an apparent shark attack Monday near Bailey Island.

August has officially been declared ‘Seal and Shark Awareness Month’ on Cape Cod after the Barnstable County Board of Commissioners voted in favor of the measure. The proposal was brought to the county by two Cape Cod residents. They said the measure would bring much needed awareness to the threat that sharks pose and incentivize elected officials and special interest...

A 21-year-old woman from Torrance was killed in a shark attack in the Bahamas, the woman’s family said Wednesday.

A Northern California man who died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Hawaii was pulled ashore missing a leg, according to a witness.

Due to the increased amount of shark attacks off the coast of Massachusetts, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and the town of Orleans are teaming up to provide the community with life-saving skills. The “Stop the Bleed” program will begin Oct. 18 and taught for free by Orleans Fire Rescue officials. The program was initiated by a federal inter-agency workgroup...