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Stuart shark bite victim's friends recognized scope of wounds, rushed to hospital Taschman was about 200 yards out when the shark attacked. He caught a wave and rode to shore with Roland and Bucolo.
The total number of unprovoked shark bites worldwide remains extremely low. Fatalities saw an increase over the past year. Most of the fatalities in 2023 were due to white shark bites (three in Australia, one in California).
Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was bitten by a shark off New Smyrna Beach,...
This latest incident marks the fifth shark attack reported in Hawaii so far in 2024, and the first to occur on a neighboring island besides Oahu. The last attacks in the Waiehu area were in ...
Even though millions of people around the world swim in the ocean each year, just 91 people were bitten by sharks in 2023 and only 10 of those bites were fatal, according to a new report from the...
Three people were wounded in the attacks in Walton County. The waters off Walton County, Florida, closed after back-to-back shark bite incidents Friday.
The U.S. tops the charts when it comes to unprovoked shark bites, accounting for about 72% of those recorded worldwide in 2022, according to the University of Florida's records. Australia...
Shark bites and fatal shark attacks increased worldwide last year, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File.
Two people died after apparent encounters with sharks in recent days, sparking renewed concerns about the risk of being bitten by the animal. A woman died over the weekend in Mexico after suffering...
The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF), a scientific database of global shark attacks, confirmed 69 unprovoked bites in 2023. Although this is higher than the previous five-year average of 63 attacks, the data remain consistent with long-term trends.