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04/20/21-NON-LIFE THREATING APPARENT SHARK INCIDENT ON HAWAI‘I ISLAND
Published on 22 Apr, 2021 at 5:00 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES 20. April 2021 — — — — — — — (HONOLULU) – First responders, officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) and personnel from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources are responding to a report of a non-fatal shark incident near the Kukio
RESEARCHERS & DLNR TEAM UP TO IDENTIFY SPECIES OF SHARKS INVOLVED IN ATTACKS
News Release Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) 18. December 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — 100% Certainty Large Tiger Shark Killed Lahaina Man (Honolulu) – Using new DNA barcoding technology, a pair of shark researchers at the University of Hawai‘i‘s – Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
Shark Warning Signs up at Maui’s Honolua Bay after Morning Incident
Published on 9 Dec, 2020 at 9:23 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) 08. December 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — (HONOLULU) – Shark warning signs are up on either side of Honolua Bay after a man encountered a shark this morning. The signs are placed, one mile on either side of the
Surfer Suffers Non-Life Threating Injuries after Shark Bite
Published on 9 Dec, 2020 at 9:11 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release City of Seaside, Ore. 06. December 2020 —- —– —- —- —- —- —- On Sunday, December 6, 2020 at approximately 3:26 p.m., Seaside Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a report of a shark bite victim in the area of the Seaside Cove. Both Seaside Fire and a local Medix crew arrived at
Fatal shark attack, Greenmount Beach
Published on 8 Sep, 2020 at 7:36 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Queensland Police 08. September 2020 — — — — — — — — — — Fatal shark attack, Greenmount Beach A 46-year-old Gold Coast man has died after being bitten by a shark at Greenmount Beach this afternoon. Around 5pm the man was pulled from the surf suffering from a life-threatening leg injury.
Woman bitten in suspected shark attack – Port Macquarie
Published on 16 Aug, 2020 at 6:27 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release NSW Police Force 15. August 2020 —- — — — — — — — A woman will undergo surgery after being bitten on the leg on the state’s Mid North Coast this morning. About 10am (Saturday 15 August 2020), emergency services were called to Shelly Beach on Pacific Drive, Port Macquarie, following reports
Maine: Name of Shark Attack Victim Released
Published on 29 Jul, 2020 at 2:53 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release State of MaineDepartment of Marine Resources 28. July 2020 — — — — — —- — — Name of Shark Attack Victim Released – Officials Urge Caution for Swimmers and Paddlers in Casco Bay Region Augusta – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed the identity of the woman killed yesterday by
Possible Fatal Shark Attack in Maine
Published on 28 Jul, 2020 at 2:55 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release State of MaineDepartment of Marine Resources 27. July 2020 — — — — — —- — — Marine Patrol Investigates Possible Fatal Shark Attack The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the fatality of a woman today near Bailey Island. According to Marine Patrol, an eye witness reported that the woman was swimming off
Tasmania: 10 year-old boy stable after shark attack
Published on 20 Jul, 2020 at 13:04 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Ambulance Tasmania 16. July 2020 — — — — — — — — — A 10 year-old boy has been taken to the North West Regional Hospital following a shark attack this afternoon off Stanley on Tasmania’s North West Coast. The boy, from the North-West, was aboard a six-metre vessel on a fishing
White Shark Confirmed Responsible for Bite Following Death of Surfer at Wooli Beach
Published on 13 Jul, 2020 at 14:08 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) 12. July 2020 — — — — — — — — — — A NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) shark biologist has confirmed a white shark was responsible for a fatal bite at Wooli Beach, north of Coffs Harbour yesterday, based on photographs from the scene.
Teen dies in suspected shark attack – Grafton
Published on 11 Jul, 2020 at 17:22 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release NSW Police Force Saturday, 11 July 2020 —- — — — — — — — — — — A teenage boy has died in a suspected shark attack on the Mid North Coast today. Witnesses have told police a shark attacked the teenager while he was surfing at Wilsons Headland at Wooli Beach,
Fatal shark attack, Fraser Island
Published on 5 Jul, 2020 at 11:42 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Queensland Police 04. July 2020 — —– — — — — — — — — A 36-year-old Sunshine Coast man has died following a fatal shark bite off Fraser Island. The man was spearfishing in the waters off Indian Head when he was bitten by a shark. A doctor and nurse provided first
Targeted tagging of white sharks takes WA total to 115
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 30. June 2020 — — — — — — — — — Number of white sharks tagged in WA almost double since 2017 Decomposing whale carcasses used to boost State’s shark mitigation efforts Tagging allows electronic monitoring of sharks and early warning to beach users A Department of
Young male receives injury in Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Published on 26 Jun, 2020 at 13:05 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News ReleaseU.S. National Park Service 19. June 2020 — — — — — — — — — A 16-year-old male from Oak Ridge, North Carolina reportedly received a non-life-threatening injury from a shark off Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The incident occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Last evening, Dare County Dispatch notified Seashore
Man dies in suspected shark attack – Kingscliff
Press Release NSW Police Force Sunday, 07 June 2020 — — — — — — — A man has died after being critically injured in a suspected shark attack at Kingscliff today. Witnesses have told police a 3m shark attacked a man while he was surfing at Salt Beach, South Kingscliff, shortly after 10am (Sunday