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Unconfirmed. This victim fell overboard and was killed by a shark while swimming in Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa County, Florida . John Bloomquist. September 23, 1911. Unconfirmed, probably a bull shark. Bloomquist was killed by a shark in the Galveston, Texas, ship channel after he jumped overboard to rescue a companion.
July 5, 2024 at 4:49 PM. By Liya Cui. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sharks attacked three people on beaches in Texas and Florida on Thursday as the Independence Day weekend got underway, according to ...
In 2023, Florida had 16 unprovoked shark bite incidents, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File. That makes up 44% of the US total and 23% of the worldwide total.
Only three sharks regularly attack humans, according to National Geographic: the massive great white, the tiger shark, and the bull shark. Bull sharks, a mid-size predatory shark that can grow to ...
The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey, in the United States, between July 1 and 12, 1916, in which four people were killed and one critically injured. The incidents occurred during a deadly summer heat wave and polio epidemic in the United States that drove thousands of people to the ...
The bull shark ( Carcharhinus leucas ), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence mainly in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater ...
June 9, 2024 at 12:52 AM. The local fire department shared photos of the aftermath of the attacks [South Walton Fire District] Beachgoers in the Gulf Coast of Florida have been told to be vigilant ...
June 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM. A couple of beaches in Florida's panhandle have reopened after three women were attacked by sharks just hours apart in Walton County. The first attack happened Friday ...