Maine authorities have identified the 63-year-old woman killed in a shark attack Monday while swimming with her daughter as a former New York City fashion executive -- and the first confirmed human victim of a deadly shark attack in state history. Authorities on Tuesday confirmed that a great white shark was responsible for the incident. "It is the only confirmed fatality in Maine waters from a shark attack," DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher said in a statement Tuesday. The only other confirmed shark attack in the state happened 10 years ago in Eastport and involved a porbeagle, not a great white. WOMAN KILLED IN APPARENT SHARK ATTACK OFF MAINE, OFFICIALS SAYKeliher said that while such attacks don’t happen often, people should still take precautions.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2020 23:34 UTC