Tag: Shark Attack
Shark attacks teen at beach in California
A teenage boy has been bitten by a shark at a Southern California beach. The attack occurred around 7 a.m. Saturday at Beacon's Beach in Encinitas, north of San Diego, KSWB-TV reports.
Shark attack victim says he punched shark in gills to escape
The man bitten by a shark off Cape Cod this month said on Tuesday that he escaped by punching the powerful predator in the gills after it clamped down on his leg.
Beach where man bit by shark closed to swimming indefinitely
The Cape Cod beach where a New York man was bitten by a shark has been indefinitely closed to swimming after more sharks were spotted in its waters.
The town of Truro said in a brief statement Friday night that Long Nook Beach will be closed until further notice.
Swimmer suffers puncture wounds in shark attack on Cape Cod
A man swimming off Cape Cod was attacked by a shark on Wednesday and was airlifted to a hospital.
Shark attack confirmed in 1 of 2 bites off New York’s coast
Officials have confirmed one of two children bitten in the leg off New York's Fire Island was bitten by a shark.
Shark attacks paddleboarder on Hawaii’s Big Island
A stand-up paddleboarder remained hospitalized Monday for treatment of injuries sustained in a shark attack, CBS News affiliate KGMB-TV reports.
Shark injures man off Sullivan’s Island
Officials say a man was "nipped" by a small shark Monday while knee-deep in the water on Sullivan's Island.
Shark attack survivor Hunter Treschl ready to ‘get back to the beach’
Today WWAY caught up with Oak Island shark attack survivor Hunter Treschl just over a year after he lost his arm to a shark while on vacation.
A look back at the Oak Island shark attacks one year later
The odds of getting attacked and killed by a shark are one in more than 3.7 million according to the Wildlife Museum website. It said you're much more likely to drown than encounter a shark in the water.