2024-04-09

Man Bitten by Shark in the Maldives

A man has been bitten by a shark at a resort in Maldives.

According to various reports, the unidentified man was staying at a resort near Noonu Atoll and in the water near the area when he was seriously injured by a shark. 
Images show the man in the hospital but there are no reports of the incident happening. 

It is believed that the man suffered severe wounds to his leg and foot and that he may loose his leg. 

Source: US Times Post

 

2024-03-18

Boy Bitten by Shark at Bahama Resort

A 10-year-old boy was bitten by a shark in the Bahamas. 

The unidentified boy was participating in a shark tank expedition at a resort on Paradise Island when he was bitten by a shark. The underwater sea safari features Caribbean reef and nurse sharks. It is unclear which one bit the boy. 
Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas, which operates the experience for Atlantis, said the “guest-related incident” was the first since it opened in 2006.

“A dive instructor and dive guide were in the water with the guest when the incident occurred and immediately responded to provide medical attention,” Stuart Cove’s said in a statement.

The boy was treated at a local hospital before being airlifted back to the United States.

The experience will remain closed during our investigation and as we review the findings.

Source: msn.com

 

2024-03-15

13-Year-Old Girl Treated for Minor Bite Wounds

A 13-year-old girl has been bitten by a shark in Queensland.

The unidentified girl was at Bargara Beach when the incident occurred. She was brought to the local surf club with injuries to the right side of her abdomen and across the buttocks on the right side. It is understood the attack did not last very long, with the shark biting and letting go quickly enough to not cause major damage.

Paramedics treated her on scene before where her bleeding was brought under control.

The girl was then taken to Bundaburg Hospital in stable condition. 

Source: news.com.au

 

2024-03-04

Girl Bitten by Shark in Hawaii

An 11-year-old girl has suffered a possible shark bite in Hawaii.

The unidentified girl was in the waters of a surfer spot known as “Rainbows” on the island of Oahu near Ka’a’awa when she was bitten on her left foot.

Beachgoers, including Rodney Sekona, said the possible shark attack is shocking.

“I used to see sharks over here but I used to dive out here but they don’t bother me at all,” he said. “I was surprised, surprised somebody got bitten here.”

Emergency crews said the injury the child suffered was not life-threatening.

Authorities said the girl’s parents declined an ambulance ride to an emergency room.

Source: WHSV

 

2024-03-03

Teen Bitten by Shark in Florida

A 16-year-old teen was bitten by a shark while surfing at a Florida beach. 

Doyle Nielson was paddling out on his board at Ponce Inlet new New Smyrna Beach when a shark rushed at him and chomped on his arm. 

“It felt like someone on their surfboard had come full speed directly at me and hit me super hard,” Nielsen said. 

“And then after somebody had yelled, ‘There’s a shark, get out of there,’ I realized what it was,” said Nielson, a Georgia resident who was vacationing in Florida.
Nielson’s injuries were minor and it is not reported as to the species of shark involved in the incident.

Footage of the incident. 

Source: Aol.

 

2024-02-27

Woman Bitten by Tiger Shark in Western Australia

A woman has been bitten by a shark while in Jurien Bay, Western Australia.

The 40-year-old unidentified woman was participating in a sea lion tour on nearby Sandland Island. The woman was swimming in waist deep water with the sea lions at Jurien Bay Beach when she was bitten by is what is believed to be a 6-foot tiger shark. 

The tour vessel whisked her to shore where she was treated by St John Ambulance paramedics before being rushed to Jurien Bay Health Centre. She was then airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital in critical condition.

Source: Daily Mail

 

2024-02-23

Girl Loses Leg in Shark Incident in Florida

A teenage girl has lost her leg after suffering serious injuries after shark bite in Florida. 

The unidentified teen was scalloping at Keaton Beach located about 75 miles outside of Tallahassee in northwestern Florida. At about 3 p.m., while in five feet of water, the girl was bitten on the leg. 

“A family member reportedly jumped in the water and beat the shark until the juvenile was free,” authorities said in the statement.

The girl was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare where she was listed in critical condition. 

Source: Aol.

 

2024-02-15

Fisherman Bitten by Shark in India

A fisherman has been injured by shark in Mumbai, India

34-year-old Vikya Suresh Gowari was fishing in Palghar district of Maharashtra when the incident happened. Gowari was fishing in a creek connected to a river when a 4-foot-shark suddenly bit him on his leg before he was rescued by other nearby fishermen. 

Gowari was rushed to Astha Hospital in Manor and later transferred to Vinoba Bhave Hospital. 

Source: United News of India

 

2024-01-30

Woman Suffers Serious Injuries in Australia

A woman believed to be in her 20s suffered serious injuries in Australia.

The unidentified woman was swimming about 60 feet off shore in a private wharf in Elizebeth Bay, within Sydney Harbour when the incident occurred. Emergency services reported her with a serious injury to her right leg. 

Bites marks are consistent with a bull shark. 

Source: Reuters

 

2024-01-22

Boy Bitten by Shark while on Vacation in Bahamas

A 10-year-old boy has been bitten by a shark in the Bahamas. 

The unidentified boy was on vacation with his family on Paradise Island participating in an expediton in a Shark Tank at a local resort. They were taking part in an underwater encounter called “Walking with the Sharks,” run by an outside company. It was described on the resort’s website as “easy and fun” allowing visitors to “see Caribbean reef sharks and nurse sharks up close,” but the experience appears to have been removed from the site since the incident.

It is not reported as to how the boy sustained injuried but on witness, Tori Massie said, “We saw the sharks hone in on him and then just like a pool of blood afterwards.”

There is no other information as to the treatment or condition of the victim. 

Source: NBC News 

 

2024-01-08

Fisherman Dies off the Coast of Mexico

A 22-year-old man was killed by a shark in Mexico.

Victor Alegandro Soto Garcia was diving for scallops off the coast of Yavaros, Sonara. 

"The body of the young man was taken by his fishermen colleagues to the pier in Yavaros," the Sonora Civil Protection agency CEPC reported on social media.

Authorities said the victim was not wearing an anti-shark repellent bracelet, which uses electrical pulses or magnets to deter the predator.

After the fatal attack, the Sonora Civil Protection agency urged fishermen to "have the necessary preventive measures to carry out their activities."

Source: CBS News

 

2024-01-01

Surfer Fatally Wounded in while Surfing in Hawaii

Surfer has been fatally wounded after an encounter with a shark in Hawaii.

The 39-year-old man, who has yet to be identified, encountered the shark in Paia Bay, Maui, around 11:10 a.m. on New Year’s Eve. Ocean Safety officers transported the wounded man to shore via jet ski. 

He received treatment on shore before being taken to the hospital, where he died. 

Beaches were closed and warning sighs posted.

The type of species involved is unknown.

Source:  CBS News

 

2023-12-31

Teen Fatally Injured while Surfing in Southern Australia

A 15-year-old boy was killed while surfing in South Australia. 

Khai Cowley was surfing off Ethel Beach on the Yorke Peninsula west of Adelaide, Crowley’s home town, when he was bitten by what is suspected to be a great white. 

The boy was brought to shore, but emergency services were unable to revive him. 

The boy was with his father at the time. 

Source: NBC News

 

2023-12-25

Teen Injured while Surfing in NSW

A 16-year-old teen has been bitten by a juvenile great white in New South Whales.
Julian McLennan was surfing off the coast of Old Bar, near Tarree when the shark bit into his board and thigh. 

McLennan’s friends helped the teen to shore and used a tee shirt to slow the bleeding before rushing him to the hospital. 

He was treated for puncture wounds to his upper thigh and was released in stable condition. 

The experience left him in shock, and he plans to take a break from surfing for a few weeks, but it hasn’t deterred his love for the sport. He expressed his intention to return to the waves after his recovery.

Source: BNN Breaking 

 

2023-12-24

Man Bitten by Shark in WA

A 46-year-old man has been bitten while foil boarding off Wedge Island in Western Australia. 

Troy Brown was on holiday with his family when the incident happened. Brown said he came off his board and felt pain, thinking he clipped his ankle only to realize he “fell” into the shark’s mouth. 

Brown reported, “Straight into the water, like I fell straight into its mouth. Then I quickly realized the pain was on both sides of ankle, and I realized it wasn’t the foil, so I put my feet on board and saw the injuries.”

Brown, familiar with the area, raced over 1.5 miles back to shore. 

"I was watching the blood run out all over the deck of the board, cause it's concave there was a big puddle of blood on the board as I sailed all the way back," he said.

"I walked on my tip toes because there was a lot of soft sand so tired to keep my injuries out of the sand."

When he arrived to his shack, his wife and children were able to get him medical assistance at Joondalup Health Campus where he underwent surgery receiving over 40 stitches to over 20 puncture wounds. 

Brown is looking forward to getting back into the water. 

Source: 9 News AU

 

2023-12-21

Woman Bitten by Shark in New Zealand

A woman has been injured by a shark incident in Riverton, New Zealand.

The 21-year-old was wading in knee-deep water around 2:00 am when a shark bit her in the leg.

The woman was taken to an unidentified hospital for treatment of a significant laceration.

She was reported in stable condition.

Police said the shark may have been a sevengill shark.

Source: Southland Times

2023-12-13

Young Mother Killed in Mexico

A 26-year-old mother has been killed in Mexico.

Maria Fernandez Martinez Jimenez died after she was severely bitten in the leg by a shark in the Pacific Ocean off the beach town of Melaque, just west of the seaport of Manzanillo. 

The mother was swimming with her five-year-old daughter toward a floating play platform about 75 feet from the shore. As she boosted her child aboard the floating platform the shark bit her. 

Despite a quick response by rescuers, the woman died of blood loss from the massive bite would on her leg near the hip. Her daughter was unharmed in the incident.

Authorities closed the beaches in Melaque and Barra de Navidad to swimming as a percaution.

Source: CBS News

 

2023-12-05

Fatal Shark Incident in Bahamas

A 44-year-old woman from Massachusetts who died Monday after being bitten by a shark in the Bahamas has been identified by the Royal Bahamas Police.

Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, of Lowell, died late Monday morning after being bitten while paddleboarding near the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort in New Providence.

According to the woman's mother-in-law, she was in the Bahamas on vacation with her husband.

"Shortly after 11:15 am, police were notified that a female visitor from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, was subsequently bitten by a shark," the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a statement. "According to initial reports, the female — along with a male relative — were paddleboarding just at the rear of a resort in western New Providence, some 3/4 miles out from the shoreline, when she was bitten by the shark."

Police said a lifeguard saw what was happening and went out in a rescue boat to treat the victim along with the man and bring them to safety.

Police said CPR was administered to the woman, who suffered serious injuries to the right side of her body, including serious injuries to her hip and upper limb. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

 

 

2023-11-18

Man Injured by Shark in Florida

A 60-year-old man was bitten by a shark in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Steven Reinhardt was about 100 yards offshore when he was bitten in the arm by a shark at about 10:30 in the morning. 

"It just felt something hit my arm and thrash it," Reinhardt said. "I lifted my arm up and it looked like a Halloween prop. I could see the muscles hanging and blood and the bone and I thought, 'Oh man,' so I said I just got to get into shore before I bleed out, so I just kept my arm out of the water and swam for shore."

A woman onshore helped Reinhardt by applying a tourniquet. He was then taken to the hospital and treated by Dr. Matthew Ramseyer. 

"Aside from managing lacerations, and then requiring some closure of the wounds with skin grafting, his recovery has been very speedy," Ramseyer said.

Reinhardt was released from the hospital feeling like he was, “The luckiest guy,” he said. 

Source: WPTV

 

2023-11-11

Woman Bitten on Head in South Australia

A woman has been bit on the head while diving off a South Australia beach. 

The unidentified woman, 32, had been diving near a reef around 1:20 pm near the Port Noarlunga Jetty, to the south of Adelaide, when the shark bit the woman. A group of children on a field trip, as well as other beachgoers, fled the water in a panic as the woman began bleeding heavily. A rescue boat help the woman to shore, but not before treating her injuries on board. 

On shore, an ambulance crew rushed her to the hospital. The hospital reported the woman having serious but not life-threatening injuries.

It is unknown as to the species of shark involved. The beach was cleared but activity resumed after no sharks where spotted. 

Source: Newsweek

 

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