- A teenage girl was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries Thursday after she was attacked by a shark while scalloping with her family in Florida, authorities said. According to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Thursday afternoon to Keaton Beach in the Big Bend...
A shark attack off Florida's east coast left a man with a "severe bite to his right arm" on Friday, authorities said.The Nassau County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit was out patrolling when it received a distress call from a boat around 11:15 a.m. local time. When they arrived, they ...
There have been 36 shark attack bite in the US in 2024 (19Florida, 3Hawaii, 1California, 5 Texas, 5 North Carolina, 1South Carolina). 2 provoked and 1 fatal (1 California, 1 Hawaii). How many shark attack bites have there been in Florida in 2024? Eighteen shark attack bites have be...
“You have a better chance of getting in a car accident and being injured on your way to the beach than you do actually when you get to go swimming,” he said in a video posted to NOAA’s website. In 2023, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File...
– Two doctors vacationing with their families at a Florida beach this past weekend rushed to help a teen shark attack victim and likely saved her life. Three people were attacked by sharks along the Florida Panhandle on Friday. Dr. Ryan Forbess, a family medicine practitioner who was ...
A boy was bitten by a shark on Saturday while snorkeling off the Florida Keys. Jameson Reeder Jr., 10, had part of his leg amputated as a result of the attack, according to a man who identified himself on Facebook as the boy's uncle. In a statement to CBS News, the Florida Fish...
16-year-old, Teddy Wittemann, was out surfing in Florida when the unexpected happened. As he reached out for his surfboard, a shark between 5 and 6 feet long grabbed onto his left arm. After the incident, the young man toldFlorida Today, "I was paddling in and I was screaming help...
Cole Taschmanvividly recalls the excruciating pain that followed a recent, near-fatalshark attackinFlorida. This wasn't his first encounter with a shark at this very spot. Twelve years ago, a smaller shark had inflicted a less severe bite. But this time, the attack was far more brutal. ...
How To Avoid A Shark Attack August 30, 2024 Florida has the most shark attacks in the U.S., with 16 unprovoked attacks recorded in the Sunshine State last year. While shark attacks are rare overall, here are some things you can do to avoid being bitten....
14-year-old injured in another shark attack in Volusia County, Florida A 14-year-old boy was bitten on the leg by a 5-foot blacktip shark at Ponce Inlet while attending junior lifeguard camp. This is the third reported shark attack in the county in less than a week....