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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 ...
On July 4, a 21-year-old Ohio man was bitten on his right foot at New Smyrna Beach while playing football in shallow water. A day later, a 26-year-old Sarasota man was wading in an inner tube at ...
Another attack was fatal – in June 2005, a 14-year-old girl from Louisiana was on a boogie board 250 yards from shore when she was pulled under by the shark and bitten in the legs.
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 ...
A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark. Every year, around 80 unprovoked attacks are reported worldwide. [1] Despite their rarity, ...
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 ...
New Smyrna Beach is in Volusia County, which had the most shark bites in Florida with eight, representing 50 per cent of the state’s total, making it 2023’s shark attack capital of the world ...
Following the first attack, the beaches in the surrounding areas flew double red flags to indicate the risk, the sheriff's office said. The Gulf in the Walton County area was also closed to the ...