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Unconfirmed, presumed to be a tiger shark: The victim was riding surf near Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii at the time of the attack. The shark bit off most or all of the victim's limbs, while his torso was left floating in the water. The attack was reportedly witnessed "by a number of Hawaiian chiefs." [6] Joseph Blaney, 52: July 12, 1830
The casualties of the 1916 attacks are listed in the International Shark Attack File—of which Burgess is director—as victims of a great white. [ 47 ] The increased presence of humans in the water was a factor in the attacks: "As the worldwide human population continues to rise year after year, so does ... interest in aquatic recreation.
Photos shared on social media by the U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector shows first responders treating one of the bite victims, whose leg is covered in blood and appears to be missing a large chunk ...
Days after a shark attack in the Florida panhandle cost teenager Lulu Gribbin her left hand and right leg, her mother said the first words she uttered after surgery were “I made it.” Gribbin ...
The report logged 82 shark attacks in Palm Beach County since 1882 and found that 15% of bites in Florida are from blacktip sharks. Palm Beach County has the third-most shark attacks since 1882 ...
The 2016 yearly total of 81 shark attacks worldwide was on par with the most recent five-year (2011–2015) average of 82 incidents annually. [18] By contrast, the 98 shark attacks in 2015 was the highest yearly total on record. [18]
Unprovoked shark attacks are rare: There were just 36 attacks in the U.S. last year, including two in California, one of them fatal, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark ...
Deaths due to shark attacks (12 P) Pages in category "Shark attack victims" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.