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Marathon runner, 22, has foot bitten off by shark snorkelling in Turks and Caicos

22 year old Connecticut woman snorkeling Turks and Caicos has foot bitten off in unprovoked attack. Severed foot could not be re-attached. Woman remains in hospital. An American tourist had her foot bitten off by a shark while snorkeling in...

16yr old girl killed by shark after diving to swim with dolphins

Swan River shark attack: Stella Berry, 16yr old Perth, West Australia girl killed by shark after diving into river to swim with dolphins only to be attacked and mauled by shark.  ‘In the wrong place at the wrong time.’ A 16...

Woman killed in Maui shark attack was following dreams in FB post

Kristine Allen, Bellingham, Washington state woman killed in Maui shark attack was following dreams according to FB post, days ahead of fateful attack.  'I have wanted to learn to surf for years.' The woman who disappeared while snorkeling with her...

Bahamas shark attack fatal victim id as Gannon Uni employee & mom of three

Caroline DiPlacido, Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania woman and Gannon University employee & mom of three id as Bahamas shark attack fatal victim.  Dream vacation gone wrong... An individual killed by a shark while snorkelling in the Bahamas while on vacation with...

10yr old boy has leg amputated after FL Keys shark attack

Jameson Reeder Jr. has leg below the knee amputated after Florida Keys shark attack while the 10yr old boy was snorkelling during vacation with family.  Surgeons have had to amputate a ten year old boy’s leg following a shark attack...

Florida teen girl, 15, who lost (part) leg in shark attack tried punching shark

Addison Bethea Florida teen girl, 17, who lost part of her leg in Keaton Beach shark attack tried punching shark before her brother saved her life. Faces long road to recovery.  A Florida teen who lost part of her leg...

15 yr old girl loses leg in 5ft deep shark attack

Keaton Beach shark attack leads to 15 year old teen girl losing leg in 5ft of water while scalloping off Florida's Grassy Island.  A teenage girl lost her leg after being attacked by a shark while she was scalloping in...

Great white shark killed Morro Bay bodyboarder Xmas eve: dead within minutes

Tomas Abraham Butterfield Morro Bay bodyboarder killed by Great white shark within minutes on Christmas Eve according to released coroner's report.  A bodyboarder was attacked by a great white shark in central California on Christmas Eve and died within minutes...

Sydney shark attack victim id as engaged dive instructor

Simon Nellist Sydney shark attack victim id as British dive instructor who was set to marry love of his life. The other love of his life, the ocean, claimed his life. The individual killed in a shark attack off an...
Jay Weiskopf Minnesota 9 year old boy survives Miami Beach shark attack

Boy, 9, survives shark mauling waist deep water Miami Beach, left with 20 stitches

Jay Weiskopf Minnesota 9 year old boy survives Miami Beach shark attack that left him needing 20 stitches along his shoulder. Had gone to Florida with parents for family holiday. A nine-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after surviving...
Julie Dimperio Holowach

Maine shark attack victim had retired early to live dream life

Julie Dimperio Holowach retired NYC fashion executive identified as Maine great white shark attack victim fatally mauled off Bailey Island. A former NYC fashion executive has been identified as the individual killed in a Maine shark attack on Monday. The...
Mani Hart-Deville

Wooli Beach shark attack: Australian teen surfer mauled to death

Wooli Beach shark attack: Mani Hart-Deville teen surfer mauled to death while surfing with mates. Thought to be victim of great white shark attack.  A 17 year old Australian teen surfer has died after being bitten by a shark in...
Maggie Crum New Smyrna Beach shark bite

12 stitches: 9 year old girl bitten by shark in knee deep water during Florida vacation

Maggie Crum 9 year old girl bitten by a shark in knee deep water at New Smyrna Beach during Florida family vacation. 10th shark attack this year at beach. A 9-year-old Ohio girl has survived a shark attack after being...
Jordan Lindsey

Bahamas shark attack: Torrance college student killed while snorkeling during ‘dream’ vacation

Jordan Lindsey of Torrance, California killed during a shark attack while snorkeling in the Bahamas on holiday getaway with her family. A 21-year-old California woman was killed after being attacked by three tiger sharks Wednesday while she was snorkeling in the Bahamas with...
Thomas Smiley shark attack

Watch: Retired optometrist dies from Maui shark attack (was swimming 60 yards from shore)

Thomas Smiley shark attack: Retired, Granite Bay, California optometrist killed while swimming 60 yards from shore while holidaying with wife.  A 65-year-old retired optometrist has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming 60 yards from the shore while holidaying...