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  "id": 581231,
  "title": "Lifeguard who escaped shark shares \"frightening\" encounter on Maine beach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lifeguard-who-escaped-shark-shares-frightening-encounter-on-maine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/lifeguard-speaks-out-after-harrowing-shark-encounter-on-maine-beach/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While shark encounters are rare, there has been a rise in shark sightings on the East Coast. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Maine lifeguard \"started swimming like hell\" when Shark pulled him underwater",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/maine-lifeguard-started-swimming-like-hell-when-shark-pulled-him",
        "published": "2026-08-11T16:32:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "71-year-old Maine lifeguard recalls shark encounter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/71-year-old-maine-lifeguard-recalls-shark-encounter",
        "published": "2026-08-11T22:12:14.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}