PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 30, 2020
State officials placed new swimming restrictions at four state beaches in response to reported shark sightings Wednesday at Popham Beach State Park. The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is now restricting Popham Beach State Park to ankle-deep water access and Reid State Park to knee-deep water. Water access at Ferry Beach State Park and Crescent Beach State Park is limited to waist-deep water.