ur baileys islan
to Jish frids andamilyy
he waspece
d
help bringhe sittion to a
her  wh to shore orbri
unfortately d
deceed by t loc EMS
five have coo
t
t
master deparent of rine
fishers
wt
of a too
mall was abl t positelymen Mr su
this a a great white shark
want to stre
in ft this is the only on
coirmed fatality in Maine
waters from shark attac
the on ok
tack in Mai waters occred
in that shock was dermine an yrt
e time to b a poor bgle
shop
sie
atck occurre a three twent
x P i the aernoon as Julie
ana fami memr was swiing
approxao
as I menoned this is a highly
unusual event
depament is going to is urging
swimmers and other people
recrtion in around the waters
 the Cco Bay regn and in
to be aware ofr Bailey's island
to aid schoo of fish which
wi attract seals
the seals and rl
attract srks
area that are congregion
pots for sea suc a a sl
hoowed aa are pticularl
to be avoided
 mea read the tro b
nducting aollow up
investigatio s
r
formatn o the iident and
upnvestition
d afte tt wilbe hpening
insure au
u
thanyou Krtin
hi my ne's major bl wh the
marine
first of l I'd like t
ho his heartfelt condolees
tohe friends and fily of
Jue dim per hello I c
is comssione kilr stated
yeerday aftnoon rn troll
was suspeed to he beennd tt
inlved wh whatppeare to
be shark aack
llowin an extnal Susan
conducd bl
aminer offic
as comssioner Kelleher noted
it i
k
t
white
olling with e Cumbland
Coty sheri's office in
conjunctn wh the ws and
pronnced decead when rescue
crewe
h
monir t area iediate to
around Baile
e
e
puic please rept shtings
to yourl
ofcer
this morng we he fld staff
immeate area and ao we've
strehing bween Cco B i
as the commiioner mtioned I
swimrs andthers r ratinrge
in the wer incding those
usin pubc craft to avo
areas wres
of fis and seals
whit do venture io meansark ilut
cotal wers we urg peoe t
oid swimmg o paddling near
ses a schooling fh
I'm movin forwa with tir
intentie
incintnfortion regarng this
ank yo
evy d answeng any
estions you mht hav
according
 some edence onlin o dive
you shoing to attcthe area
fish areou loong io
that at all
infoation about tha Iean weny
see t
r
t not in not in t usual
lookg into thald would beinrs
so I a I am I want to stre
th it's
that tt it's t presee of
this is a pretor prey
it'she predent's presee o
seals tt areeally the dver
re
and
ah is there any thought of
beaches f tse twenty four
hours
wh what's actuay going on so
cause of the rary ofhis
issu
an theact thawe hav
consuld ver r
fishers we fl le the thet
pruden e
 to just contie toxpress
whil rreatin smming and and
reeating
it's it's there again ie
u
takection suc as alosure
th being sai toer I mig
have bee in cse conta with
coission bl pctor
coervati
as you a know whatepartt
coervati is i charg of the
state parks around theorner
yohave pblem bea and rea
thats an aa where bause ooday
be ae to obsve a sharks inhe bod
but I it's my undstandi tha
park manag has p a a
basicay a se
for now
ile we ctinue to iestiga
an talk withhe expts on
is matr
thother swimmer
dahter or granddahter she
physicr
I I can confirm that  was her
ughter and she was not injur
sh was able to sng bk by
and andr
very shortly after
but if you kni
action tooth h daughr
d som eyeitness who are
able to
both regnal and lal E two
yes ago
twen ydse was approximately
ye
is rresent
reports of seals witn the aa are
thas
is i something tt is a
coon you knofairly comn
occurrence thrghout the
rougho the yr is
importt to not a
cords dating bac in the late
ghteen huneds around t
in t Gulf of Maiwhite sharks
so
ports of gat white i
tivity a aith great whis
is is nn
viously thi typ of issue is
ceainly n t to Maine you
have t o
Maachuses
I shld let you fol kw that
ad schl schoo is definity
avlable
the havior a theions about
chacteristics o great white
he ie
e subjec matter exper on the
east coa
the sorder whaver roadtle bit at
networ ofhe Pacrs are wen
 actuay recving these
pele
yeah I a wt w are to prote
th the family and ty
kayake intie
no goi to the nam but I I
cat sess enoug the tnks
that w ho
you ow it in theace of that
thatrea able to to kay into
shore was was nothing mor tn
than themand weertain
sierely tnk them
th were the numbers let's see
do y know if the sha wri a
ill inhe are when the
kayake goth
that we we're we're not are of
y addional sigings aft
after thenitial conct
inrmatio about wt it wld
be
and the traction
ah I I don't wna I I'm
ceainly not t subje mter
exrt but in having
coersatis wit
Massachuses you know those
pe tha at a wearing
thou it's is it's nott agaal
somethg wev
nsider in Maine wats
as far as wo
at's t
given that gen t fact that
it's summer and and even worked
i
f
o
more patls
reinate ste park orke
mething where you kno there
gonnbe a large gathering of
pele just do nothi to affect
thputs some peopl a eas
ye that' absutely our
earlr to increase o ourtentn asd
the public a highe profile
alg t coast as oosed t
en we' oen wking
fieries related isss and
ing so in a more
cort
's cerinly a you kw
thatt y know it ain i istt justt
tric
t als you kw when isoted
incidene
ki of you kw worki our w
rough the the state nev
with this occurree happengn
beings
or all thearbor master I mean
that goes out to harbormasrice
they can ping everybody say
listen i y s anythg you
need to k
yeah we do that we do we
depament mine rources andommunae
thugh other outts
and and you kw itommunite
regular
masts and our field sta as a
heah
harbormast is t local
mmerci fishing commuty and
otrs just along the the
waterfnts
communationethod of
she was
t did s
in tt neiborhoo and sen
they ty defitely ppertyyeahow
rit in that area
it underand it they snt
fo five mths every smer
here
theye
n
thcommuny very acte within
the community whi the were
re duringhe sumr month
yond that I I rlly d't
knowf you ha athing to a
thatou kw I'm I cse witief
the Htzea
l
c
d
thatn fact Jia a her her
huand are just well kwn very
specte individls and the
counity i reay abo a
tryi to pcess yesterd's
event
one  the fst things ttns onress
was put it in an annncemen
l throh our g delery
system to our commeial
fiermen wit an area
an tod were eanding that
notice to a members of the
publis
f
you're seeg if youee any
sort ofy
r
e
u
f
formatn tha w get aund
at activity will hel u a
infoation ang to the
rearchers who areollowi
thshark
we do kw that tre are som
two hun
tagg over the yea
stly off Msachusts but
th all he sateite tags on
so
reviing tt data to see ifand
there  any any
indicaon that some
the cent days butd nth in
thisvent the fact that is
happens
contue to urge evebody
main vigilant when ty're i
any areas of high probality
ght
grea at a is all s tha
yo pfect thankou ver mh
I apprias
Jeff Nichols
