On Monday, there was a shark attack at Rockaway Beach. This is the first serious shark attack in New York City in decades. The incident happened at the Beach 59th Street entrance just before 6 P.M. Tatyana Koltunyuk, the 65 year-old woman, was standing in the water when she felt something sharp against her left…
The video where a shark attacks a man in the Florida Everglades is having everyone talking. This is one very important reason why you should never put your hands in murky Everglades water. The next time you are fishing you might think twice before washing your hands in the water. Everglades Shark Attack Michael Russo…
On Saturday, there was a shark attack at Walkers Rock, in South Australia. Simon Baccanello was surfing with others when the shark attack occurred. According to eyewitnesses, he warned people about the shark in the water before being dragged under and disappearing. One of the swimmers was a 13-year-old. Baccanello was behind a ground of…
On Sunday, a surfer lost his right foot during a tiger shark attack. Mike Morita, 58, surfed when “I was lying on my board, and then the shark grabbed onto my leg.” The 40-year surfing veteran said his instinct kicked in, and he immediately started fighting off the shark. He kept punching the shark but…
On Sunday, around 12:30 in the afternoon, a man in his 60s experienced a shark attack in Anaehoomalu Bay, Hawaii. According to DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) the man was swimming 200 yards from the shore when a shark bit his left hand. He fought off the shark and started to swim back when…
On Sunday, there was a fatal shark attack in New Caledonia, Australia. According to the witnesses at Château-Royal beach, the 59-year-old man was swimming 150 meters from the shore by the pontoon when the attack happened. The shark bit the man on his leg and arms while swimmers panicked and left the water. Two people…
On Saturday, there was a fatal shark attack in Swan River in Australia. Stella Berry was riding jet skis with her friends when she spotted a pod of dolphins. She jumped into the river, hoping to swim with them. Instead, she got attacked by a shark, most likely a bull shark. The teenager was pronounced…
Hawaii has had a second shark attack in less than a week. Last Thursday, a man and his wife were snorkeling when his wife was attacked. Her husband and witnesses on the beach saw a large shark about 50 yards from the shore. The husband also said that the shark passed by him and his…
On Friday, a woman was attacked by a juvenile white shark in Del Mar, California. The 50-year-old woman, Lyn Jutronich, was swimming with a male companion past the surf line when the incident happened. The juvenile shark bit the woman on her leg around ten in the morning. The juvenile great white shark bit Lyn,…
On Saturday, a 51-year-old woman suffered a serious shark bite in Hawaii. The woman was swimming or snorkeling in Pāʻia Beach Park when she was attacked around 4 PM. She was only about 40 feet from the shore when the incident happened. When bystanders saw her struggling in the water, they brought her back to…
In New South Wales, a shark attack at Avoca beach happened on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 7 am and led to beach closures at Avoca and North Avoca beaches. The unidentified surfer “sustained a wound to his right lower forearm,” according to the Central Coast Council. The boy went home before calling the…
With all the recent shark activity, people are looking for ways to avoid a shark attack. While sharks don’t like the way we taste, from time to time, they forget and attack. This has happened a few times already in New York, Florida, California, and around the world. So far, there have been 61 shark…