A woman from New York was killed in a rare shark attack off the coast of Maine, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday, identifying the victim as 63-year-old Julie Dimperio Holowach. The shark, which was later confirmed to be a great white shark, fatally bit Holowach on Monday while she was swimming, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources. The Maine Marine Patrol said a witness saw Holowach swimming off the shore of Bailey Island when she was bitten.

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