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The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle led authorities to temporarily close several beaches to swimmers on Friday. Beaches were reopened Saturday, with flags warning of high hazards.
According to Simmrin's data, there have been 185 shark attacks at the beach, a fact that is not lost on the locals; visitors can purchase "shark bite capital of the world" shirts at beachside ...
The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle led authorities to temporarily close several beaches to swimmers on Friday. Beaches were reopened Saturday, with flags warning of high hazards. “All I can say is that these incidents are very rare,” said Demian Chapman, a scientist and director of the Center for Shark Research at the Mote ...
The first attack happened Friday afternoon when a woman was bitten by a shark near WaterSound Beach, the Walton County Sheriff's Office said. She had critical injuries on her hip and lower left arm and was flown to a trauma center, authorities said. Less than two hours later, firefighters responded to another beach about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers ...
13. Atlantic Beach. Location: Atlantic Beach, Florida Despite a reasonably low crime rate, Atlantic Beach’s waters are not the safest. The beach scores 66.2 on a 100-point scale for water pollution.
This may be the deepest shark attack on record. [87] Billy Horne, 10: July 2, 1974: Oceanic whitetip shark: While adrift after the yacht he was in caught on fire and sank, Horne was killed by a shark in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. John Carter, 17: July 20, 1974: Unconfirmed
The data included drownings, shark attacks and hurricanes.
Florida fire officials are still asking beachgoers to exercise caution Sunday after three people were injured Friday in two separate shark attacks within just 90 minutes of each other at ...