Kylie Maguire bitten by three-metre bull shark Tonga

A north coast woman attacked by a shark in Tonga is being flown back to Australia   A Lennox Head woman will be flown back to Australia after being attacked by a shark off Tonga. CareFlight will tonight fly to Tonga to meet Kylie Maguire and transport her back to Brisbane tomorrow morning. She will

Florida 8 shark attack related incidents in 7 days

We may have missed listing some of the bites in Florida at SYM, sorry. We have them all listed here. http://sharkattacksurvivors.com/shark_attack/viewforum.php?f=48    

Swimmer Bitten On Miami Beach; Small Shark Or Barracuda Suspected

A swimmer was injured by a possible shark bite off Miami Beach Saturday. The victim, who sustained a bite to his lower calf and suffered “heavy bleeding,” according to Miami Beach Ocean Rescue, was transported by ambulance to Jackson Memorial Hospital. The incident took place in water near 22nd Street, behind the W Hotel on

Shark bites surfer at St. Augustine Beach

Shark bites surfer at St. Augustine Beach ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. — A surfer is recovering after shark attack at St. Augustine Beach. The 38-year-old was bitten on the foot in the water near A Street just before 1 p.m., Thursday. St. Johns County Fire and Rescue described the injury as minor. He was transported

Shark bites surfer at Fla.’s Space Coast

Shark bites surfer at Fla.’s Space Coast MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. — A surfer in Florida’s Space Coast is recovering from a bite to the hand by a shark. The 32-year-old man suffered a small puncture wound to his hand Tuesday morning. The surfer told authorities he was paddling out from shore at Melbourne Beach when

Girl, woman, bitten by sharks in separate Volusia County attacks

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — An 8-year-old Deltona girl and 56-year-old woman are recovering after being bitten by sharks in New Smyrna Beach on Sunday. WFTV learned the girl was bitten on the calf and hand but was not seriously injured. “She was brave,” said Capt. Jack Driskell of Volusia County Beach Patrol. “She didn’t want

Man survives shark attack at remote Carnarvon location

A MAN has survived a terrifying shark attack near the popular surf break of Red Bluff, about 150km north of Carnarvon in WA’s Gascoyne region, this afternoon.   The man, believed to be a 34-year-old, had been surfing at the remote location when the predator struck about 3.25pm. An emergency call was made to the

Sandtiger shark in English Channel

SPECIALISTS have been surprised after a Sandtiger Shark ran aground on the French coastline of the English Channel, even though it is normally found in deeper and warmer waters.

Shark bites swimmer in Gulf Shores

Shark bites swimmer in Gulf Shores GULF SHORES, Alabama — A man was bitten on the leg by a shark while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico between Baldwin County 2 and the Gulf State Park Pier around mid-morning Wednesday, according to Grant Brown, the city’s director of cultural affairs and recreation. The unidentified swimmer

Sharks off Cape Cod: Time to move past ‘Jaws’ toward a new view of the oceans

Sharks – A New Ethic By Brian Skerry Shark. The word alone evokes an almost visceral response of fear in humans. Peter Benchley once commented that when he wrote his novel Jaws, he unknowingly tapped into some primal fear that exists within people—a fear of being eaten by another animal. Beachgoers on Cape Cod may

shark tournaments on west coast?

From: tina susman Subject: shark tournaments on west coast? I’m trying to find out if there are any shark tournaments held annually in California and if so, when. Has the Channel Islands tourney taken place yet this year? Thanks Tina

From: Molly Cerrigone JAWS VS MISJUDGED FEAR

From: Molly Cerrigone Title: JAWS VS MISJUDGED FEAR Description: Great Whites sharks have been publicized to look like man eating fish that live in the ocean. Is our fear from JAWS and other movies causing us to fear them irrationally? The only way to know is to look past the myths and see the truth.

Hammerhead and Smalltooth sandtiger sharks

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Shark chomps on Kauai man’s foot

Lihue resident Steve Stotts is out of the hospital recovering after quite the surf story Monday. “The waves were chest high, just barely enough to get out have some fun on, none else was out,” he recalls. He was surfing with his wife Rachel about 100 yards offshore at a spot known as Gillin’s at