A lifeguard had a close encounter with a white shark on Saturday afternoon in the waters off Scarborough Beach State Park.

A lifeguard at Scarborough Beach State Park freed himself after a shark grabbed a rescue torpedo and pulled him 5 to 6 feet below the surface, officials said.

The veteran lifeguard and director of Scarborough Beach State Park managed to escape after a shark dragged him underwater.

The lifeguard, who managed to escape, was using a torpedo rescue buoy about 50 yards from shore when the shark grabbed onto ...

The lifeguard was pulled about 5 to 6 feet below the surface before freeing himself, police said.

A lifeguard was dragged underwater by a shark over the weekend at a Scarborough, Maine, beach.

A great white shark swimming close to shore pulled a lifeguard underwater at a Maine beach over the weekend, according to officials who warned beachgoers of the “significant” number of apex predators ...

A lifeguard escaped after a great white shark dragged him several feet underwater at a popular Maine beach. The encounter happened at Scarborough Beach State Park on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 8.

A lifeguard at Scarborough Beach State Park in Maine was pulled underwater by a shark Saturday afternoon after it grabbed his rescue torpedo.

A Maine lifeguard was pulled underwater by a white shark Saturday afternoon in a close encounter, according to public safety ...

The shark pulled the lifeguard about 5 to 6 feet below the surface before he freed himself from the flotation device.

A great white shark grabbed a lifeguard’s rescue device and pulled the lifeguard underwater Saturday afternoon off Scarborough Beach State Park in Maine, according to the Scarborough police department ...