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Who is Greg Wilfert? Maine lifeguard dragged underwater by shark describes horror, ‘It was frightening’

Greg Wilfert, 71, said that he "started swimming like hell" when a shark grabbed onto his buoy and pulled him underwater off the coast of Scarborough Beach.

Who is Greg Wilfert? Maine lifeguard dragged underwater by shark describes horror, ‘It was frightening’

Greg Wilfert, a 71-year-old lifeguard and Park Manager at Scarborough Beach in Maine, recounted the terrifying experience of being dragged underwater by a shark on Saturday, August 8. According to Wilfert, he initially thought the shark had grabbed onto the propeller of a passing boat, but soon realized there was no boat. He described the incident as "frightening" and said he swam as fast as he could to the surface, relieved that it wasn't a boat behind him.

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