Teen Surfer Recovering After Shark Attack
iStockphoto(MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla.) — A teenage surfer is recovering in a Florida hospital after a shark took a bite out of his leg on Saturday.
Michael Adler and four friends went surfing at Melbourne Beach on Saturday morning, an area known for its b…
Shark Attack in South Africa Causes Honeymoon Scare
Comstock/Thinkstock(GANSBAAI, South Africa) — A close encounter with a great white shark nearly ended a couple’s honeymoon — literally — for one man in South Africa.The man, identified only as “Roger” in a video posted on YouTube, was di…
Witnesses Describe Rare, Deadly New Zealand Shark Attack
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AUCKLAND, New Zealand) — A New Zealand fisherman was one of many witnesses to a rare, deadly shark attack Wednesday on a man swimming 200 yards offshore, west of Auckland.“He just shouted out ‘shark,’ and the n…
Oregon Man Attacked by Shark Off Maui Coast
Comstock/Thinkstock(KIHEI, Hawaii) — An Oregon man suffered a shark bite in the waters off Maui in Hawaii Friday. Police said the man appeared to have a gash in his leg but was able to climb onto a paddleboard and get back on shore. The 61-year-old ma…
911 Calls of Cape Cod Shark Attack Victim Released
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The man who barely survived what is believed to be a great white shark attack in the waters off Cape Cod, Mass., said he worried about blood loss during the ordeal and that he’s in no hurry to return to the water that he loves.”It…
Massachusetts Man Hospitalized After Shark Attack Near Cape Cod
Comstock/Thinkstock(CAPE COD, Mass.) — A man bitten by a shark Monday as he body-surfed with his teenage son off the coast of Ballston Beach near Cape Cod, Mass., is expected to live, officials said.The attack happened around 3:30 p.m. when Chris Myer…
Shark Kills Australian Surfer, Fifth Attack Victim in 10 Months
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A massive hunt is on for a 15-foot great white shark that killed a surfer, the fifth shark-attack victim off the Western Australia coast in recent months.
Australian surfer Ben Linden, 24, was killed in a sudden attack Saturday. W…
Probable Myrtle Beach Shark Attack Leaves Four Bitten
Comstock/Thinkstock(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) — Four people have been bitten by a marine animal or animals in the water off Myrtle Beach, S.C., according to fire rescue officers.The victims were reportedly bitten Thursday on their feet and calves. One…
Hawaii Man Punches Shark in Face, Tells It ‘I’m Not Gonna Die Today’
Courtesy of the Holley Family(HONOLULU) — Joshua Holley, 28, was surfing at his favorite spot off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii’s North Shore, when he felt a push on the left side of his body.“I looked to my left and I saw this really big dors…
Mother Saves Daughter From Shark Attack in Florida
iStockphoto/Thinkstock (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) — A brave mother fought off a shark that attacked her daughter as the two were surfing, the same day another surfer was attacked on the same Florida beach.The two incidents Wednesday are among a se…