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Great white shark: Attacked within 100 yards of the shore near Watsonville, California while the victim was surfing. [146] [147] Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63: July 27, 2020: Bailey Island, Maine: Great white shark: Attacked about 20 yards from the shore while swimming with her daughter. It was the first recorded fatal shark attack in Maine. [148 ...
A great white shark. Scientists are examining a slight increase in the number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide last year, as new data released on Monday showed a small increase in fatalities ...
An incident occurred in 2011 when a 3-meter long (~500 kg) great white shark jumped onto a 7-person research vessel off Seal Island, South Africa. The crew were undertaking a population study using sardines as bait and initially retreated to safety in the bow of the ship while the shark thrashed about, damaging equipment and fuel lines. To keep ...
Each year, there are consistently fewer than 100 unprovoked bites, making it more likely for someone to win the lottery than to be attacked by a shark. Unlikely friends: Two great white sharks ...
The casualties of the 1916 attacks are listed in the International Shark Attack File—of which Burgess is director—as victims of a great white. [ 47 ] The increased presence of humans in the water was a factor in the attacks: "As the worldwide human population continues to rise year after year, so does ... interest in aquatic recreation.
In 2013, WHOI engineers took a specially equipped REMUS SharkCam underwater vehicle to Guadalupe Island off the West Coast of Mexico. Their goal was to track and film great white sharks in the ...
Lists of fatal shark attacks include: List of fatal shark attacks in Australia; List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion; List of fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters; List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
Two women are alive after a very close encounter with a great white shark. "I look over to talk to her and it came completely out of the water and got the bottom of the boat. ... I was flipped ...