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This death was officially classified as a drowning by the Broward County, Florida, medical examiner's office; however, it is listed as a fatal shark attack by the International Shark Attack File. Reichardt drowned while diving on the wreck of the Ronald B. Johnson in 270 feet (82 m) of water 2 miles (3.2 km) off Pompano Beach, Florida , while ...
This is a list of fatal shark attacks in Australia. The Australian Shark-Incident Database has recorded that between 1791 and April 2018 there were 237 fatal shark attacks in Australia. [ 1 ] In the two years of 2020 and 2021 there were 11 fatal shark attacks in Australia.
A shark grabbed him and pulled him under the surface. Too scared for their lives, the rest of the group swam to shore and told authorities what had happened. [14] Lloyd Skinner, 37: January 12, 2010: Fish Hoek, Western Cape Province: Great white shark: Skinner was standing in chest-deep water in False bay when a white shark bit him. Skinner ...
The study found that whale sharks are skilled divers, so orcas attack from below and keep the whale shark at the water's surface. Then, the orcas find a way to flip the whale shark so it's belly up.
The attack forced the closure of beaches with a mile, leaving many seasoned local beachgoers shocked. "I have never seen a shark sign or have known of an incident to occur right here," one told ...
In New Smyrna Beach, Florida, a 21-year-old man was bitten by a shark while he was playing football in knee-deep water around 4 p.m., said Tamra Malphurs, interim director of Volusia County Beach ...
The 2016 yearly total of 81 shark attacks worldwide was on par with the most recent five-year (2011–2015) average of 82 incidents annually. [18] By contrast, the 98 shark attacks in 2015 was the highest yearly total on record. [18]
Police have identified a tourist from Massachusetts who was killed in a shark attack Monday off Nassau, Bahamas. Bahamian police identified the woman as Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44.