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Romento was attacked and killed while bodyboarding at 9:45 a.m. in shallow, clear water approximately 90 feet (27 m) from shore off Keʻeau Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii. His right leg was severely bitten in three places by a 10–12-foot (3.0–3.7 m) tiger shark, and he died of blood loss a short time after swimming to shore.
A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark.Every year, around 80 unprovoked attacks are reported worldwide. Despite their rarity, many people fear shark attacks after occasional serial attacks, such as the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, and horror fiction and films such as the Jaws series.
The previous fatal attack was on Dec. 30, when a man lost his left leg while surfing about 150 yards from shore at Paia Bay, Maui. Surfer Mike Morita lived to tell of the 8-to 10-foot tiger shark ...
The International Shark Attack File is a global database of shark attacks. The file reportedly contains information on over 6,800 shark attacks spanning from the early 1500s to the present day, [1] and includes detailed, often privileged, information including autopsy reports and photos. It is accessible only to scientists whose access is ...
The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File finds that there were a total of 57 shark bites in 2022, marking a 10-year low Mapped: World’s shark attack hotspots revealed Skip ...
MARK THIESSEN. June 24, 2024 at 4:18 PM. A well-known Hawaii lifeguard who was killed in a shark attack while surfing off Oahu’s North Shore was a former professional surfer with acting credits ...
Lists of fatal shark attacks. 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.
According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, which tracks shark attacks around the world, Hawaii has logged 171 shark attacks since 1837 — the second state, after Florida, with the most ...