Elsewhere, two fatal attacks occurred on the same day in ... The majority of the bites in Long Island were probably sand tiger sharks attracted by an influx of baitfish, Naylor said. “ ...

The sand tiger is a relatively docile species of shark that wants little to nothing to do with humans. Attacks are almost always carried out by smaller juveniles that accidentally bite someone ...

Two swimmers were apparently attacked by sharks off the shores of Long Island on Tuesday, a day after two others reported being attacked while enjoying the water at popular New York beaches.

A fearless 15-year-old whose foot was chomped by a shark in a spate of suspected attacks on Long Island this ... Park officials said a school of about 50 sand sharks spotted off the shores of ...

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BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl is recovering after a vicious shark attack along Florida's west coast. The child, Leah Lendel, was snorkeling with her siblings in waters off Boca Grande in Lee ...

Despite the cultural assumption that the water is teeming with carnivorous fish waiting to strike, attacks are still exceedingly rare, with just 47 confirmed unprovoked bites worldwide in 2024, per ...

Of those 69 attacks, two were fatal — one in California ... Grey nurse shark. Lemon shark. Blue shark. Sand tiger shark. Several species of hammerhead sharks. Mako shark. This 13-foot, 1,398 ...

In fact, a 2007 analysis found that collapsing sand claimed more lives than shark attacks in the same period. There were 16 sand hole or tunnel deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2006 ...

Her friends followed close behind. In the water, the two men neared the sand. Elisabeth was in their arms, and she was dying. Shark attacks remain a statistical rarity. For the more than 7 ...

Gribbin and her friend had been diving for sand dollars before the attack. They were riding the waves back to the beach when her friend screamed, “shark!” “I saw a big shadow, but we all ...