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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 ...
Authorities are using boats to patrol the ocean and warning swimmers about sharks this weekend along Florida's Gulf Coast, where a woman and two teenage girls were hurt in two separate shark attacks on Friday. The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle led authorities to temporarily close several beaches to swimmers on Friday.
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 victim was presumed to have been killed by a shark in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. His body was never recovered. Some of his equipment – a diving regulator, swim fin, and bathing suit – were found, showing teeth marks. [citation needed] Levi Chandler: April 20, 1986: Unconfirmed
The data included drownings, shark attacks and hurricanes.
Photos of the shark shared by the Navarre Beach Fire Department show the approximately 13-foot creature swimming just a few feet away from the shore as beachgoers peer at its fin looming just ...