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Soon after, at 2:56 p.m., the sheriff's office and fire department responded to a second shark incident at Sandy Shores Court area off Seacrest Beach in Walton County.
While the risk of being bitten by a shark is extremely low, Florida tops global charts for the number of shark bites, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s annual shark attack ...
Two reported shark attacks Friday led authorities to temporary close beaches to swimmers in Walton County, on the Florida Panhandle. “The water is now closed to the public in Walton County ...
Daigle was killed while swimming with a friend on boogie boards about 200 yards (180 m) off a beach in Walton County, Florida, 8 miles (13 km) east of Destin, Florida. Witnesses estimated the shark was 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) long. Her left leg was severed and she died of massive blood loss. [121] Dr. David Roger Martin, 66: April 25, 2008
In 2023, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File investigated 120 worldwide alleged shark-human interactions. It confirmed 69 unprovoked and 22 provoked shark ...
In 2021, The Island Packet reported shark attacks off the island on two separate occasions. In May 2021, a 26-year-old man was swimming at Burkes beach on Hilton Head when he suddenly felt ...
The county has the most recorded shark attacks anywhere in the world, data show. Two swimmers bitten at shark ‘breeding ground’ in one day, Florida officials say Skip to main content
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 ...