'Too close for comfort': Maine lifeguard recounts being dragged underwater by great white shark

WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA Maine lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Scarborough after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.

What changedWMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "'Too close for comfort': Maine lifeguard recounts being dragged underwater by great white...". WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Great white shark pulls lifeguard underwater off Maine beach".

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Archive healthDeveloping · 4 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "'Too close for comfort': Maine lifeguard recounts being dragged underwater by great white...". WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Great white shark pulls lifeguard underwater off Maine beach".

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Aug 10, 10:02 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 10, 10:18 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

Aug 10, 10:25 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Aug 11, 12:38 AM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)2h ago