A 63-year-old woman died in the state’s first recorded fatal shark attack, the authorities said. A woman was fatally bitten by a great white shark Monday off the southern coast of Maine, the state's first ever deadly attack. The woman killed in Maine's first known deadly shark attack Monday has been identified as a 63-year-old woman from New York City who had a summer home in the community. The shark fatally bit Holowach off Bailey Island on Monday while she was … Maine Marine Patrol said a witness saw the woman swimming off the shore of Bailey Island when she was injured in what appeared to be a shark attack. A shark that killed a woman in a rare attack off the coast of Maine was a great white, officials have revealed. Julie Dimperio Holowach was killed Monday after being bitten about 20 yards off Bailey Island as she swam with her daughter. Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, likely died instantaneously when bitten by a great white shark near Harpswell on Monday, officials said. Experts say that the increase in shark sightings along the Maine coast is partially due to a thriving seal population in the area. Authorities in Maine said Tuesday the woman killed in a rare shark attack off the state's coast was a 63-year-old resident of New York City. Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, was just yards from the shore of Bailey Island when a witness saw her suddenly dip under water with her arms flailing. A woman swimming off the coast of Maine on Monday died after being attacked by a great white shark, in what officials say is the first fatal shark attack ever recorded in the state. Maine may have experienced its first-ever fatal shark attack. FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2005, file photo, lobster boats are tied to their moorings at Bailey Island, Maine. Authorities in Maine said Tuesday the shark that killed a woman in a rare attack off the state's coast was a great white, the same type of shark that served as the inspiration for the movie “Jaws.” The shark bite killed Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, of New York City, the Maine Department of Marine Resources said. A Great White Shark swims off the shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts on July 13, 2019. Woman Dies in Apparent Shark Attack in Maine ... Like many people in the area, Van Der Feyst quickly heard reports that around mid-afternoon, a woman had been bitten by a shark. A woman was fatally bitten by a great white shark Monday off the southern coast of Maine, the state's first ever deadly attack. A woman who was attacked by a great white shark while swimming in Maine has died, the Sun Journal reports. A great white shark turned a 63-year-old woman’s laughter into screams in Maine’s first recorded fatal shark attack, according to reports. (CBS/AP) - Dead seals with bite marks are reportedly washing up on Maine beaches after a woman was killed by a great white shark earlier this week, the first confirmed fatal shark attack in the state’s history. RELATED: Woman Making Documentary About Sharks Bitten by What Paramedics Believe Was a Shark on Her Day Off Officials said that the Maine Marine Patrol has launch an investigation into the incident. Authorities in Maine said Tuesday the woman killed in a rare shark attack off the state's coast was a 63-year-old resident of New York City. 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. A woman has been killed in a shark attack off the coast of Maine, in what is thought to be a first for the popular US holiday spot. Dead seals with bite marks are reportedly washing up on Maine beaches after a woman was killed by a great white shark earlier this week, the first confirmed fatal shark attack in the state's history. FRENCH girl bitten in half by shark was attacked in waist-deep water as companion looked on. “You could hear her giggling and laughing,” one of Holowach’s neighbors who saw the incident told the Sun Journal. New England shark expert James Sulikowski told The Portland Press Herald: “Shark interactions with humans are very rare in Maine. She is the fifth shark victim on Reunion Island since 2011. A NEW York fashion exec screamed for help as she was fatally savaged by a great white shark while swimming off the coast of Maine. Since then, multiple dead seals have washed ashore with bites taken out of them. HARPSWELL, Maine A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine on Monday, a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark. Authorities said a woman was killed Monday by a great white shark in Maine, a state that researchers say has recorded only one confirmed unprovoked attack in nearly 200 years. Sharks rarely attack humans but are following seals, their natural prey, north, experts say. If it’s confirmed, it will go down in the books as Maine’s first official deadly shark attack, ABC News reported. Maine Marine Patrol said a witness saw the woman swimming off the shore of Bailey Island when she was injured in what appeared to be a shark attack. HONOLULU — A woman was taken to a hospital Tuesday after being bitten twice by a shark while swimming in Hawaii, authorities said. A Maine woman died after was bitten by a great white on Monday, July 27, 2020. “My guess is that the person was mistaken as a food item.” Mr Sulikowski, a researcher at Arizona State University, says he is sure the breed responsible was a great white shark, one of the most deadly an capable of reaching up to 15-feet in length. (Reuters) - The first fatal shark attack ever recorded in the U.S. state of Maine this week may be linked to rebounding populations of the great white shark and its prey the seal, experts said on Wednesday. HARPSWELL – The woman killed Monday in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine has been identified by authorities. HARPSWELL, Maine — A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine on Monday, a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark. A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine on Monday, a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark. AFP July 17, 2013 4:57pm. A woman swimming off the coast of Maine on Monday died after being attacked by a great white shark, in what officials say is the first fatal shark attack ever recorded in the state..