{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "greg-wilfert",
  "title": "GREG Wilfert",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/greg-wilfert/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/greg-wilfert.json",
  "summary": "A local lifeguard's encounter with a great white shark is generating news coverage and local/national interest.",
  "why_now": "A cluster of corroborating reports across local and national outlets created a visible news moment for the lifeguard’s name and account.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Multiple regional and national outlets (WMTW, WFSB, New York Post) reported a Maine lifeguard being dragged underwater by a great white shark. - Coverage includes first-person recounting and human-interest framing, which typically drives searches for the person's name and incident details. - Why this is trending explicitly cites clustering of those lifeguard/shark encounter stories.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 80.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "'Too close for comfort': Maine lifeguard recounts being dragged underwater by great white shark - WMTW",
    "Veteran Maine lifeguard, 71, says he was dragged under by great white shark — New York Post"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "'Too close for comfort': Maine lifeguard recounts being dragged underwater by great white shark - WMTW",
      "source": "WMTW",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOSkgtcG1vTDlHN0xjUzdTU2loeHEtcWg2SzJyRzJlYmc5WWo4S0htcVhqOFJPRG8xVFp2a0NJNnVDUTZGVmlydnRiUEFZTjI4dVJFODNnRHhJWXdSVnBrYlRKV1MwNXkxc3NPTG5RaVBmVEFVMUY2WWxQTVdMTkh3RUotb1ZVSGVyZUVpelc0QVVTU2VMUFFqX0t5aWhQX3J1?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608131902_signal_Quality-1-greg-wilfert",
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