SCARBOROUGH, Maine —
The Scarborough Police Department in Maine is sharing drone video that shows a great white shark that was spotted near local beaches in the past two days.
Police said that on Monday, Scarborough Marine Resource Officer Daryen Granata received a report of what appeared to be a large shark near Richmond Island and Scarborough Beach.
Follow-up observations were conducted and Granata obtained drone video that showed a great white shark estimated to be 10 to 12 feet in length.
The footage, which was captured at about 10 a.m. Monday by David Lancaster, shows the shark was swimming off the southern end of Richmond Island in the vicinity of Higgins Beach and Scarborough Beach.
Scarborough police also said the shark was spotted Tuesday morning in the area off Pine Point Be