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Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
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What happenedA lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
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Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
Lifeguard says he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater by great white shark
A lifeguard who has more than five decades of experience survived an encounter with a great white shark in Maine after the shark latched onto his flotation device and pulled him underwater.
