Wells officials say the town's beaches are closed to swimming after a great white shark was spotted Wednesday morning within 500 yards of Wells Beach.

The sighting was confirmed within 500 yards of Wells Beach, according to the Wells Fire Department.

The beaches in Wells are closed to swimmers after a 10-foot juvenile great white shark was spotted Wednesday morning.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WELLS, Maine — Beachgoers were urged to stay out of the water on Aug. 12 after a fisherman reported seeing a large shark about 200 ...

A great white shark was sighted near Wells Beach on Wednesday morning, prompting officials to ban swimming for the day. The Wells Fire Department said in a Facebook post that the 10-foot juvenile ...

Officials banned swimmers from the water as of Wednesday morning.

The Wells Fire Department says an approximately 10-foot juvenile white shark was spotted off Wells Beach on Wednesday morning.