Burgess, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research, which compiles the International Shark Attack File database. "All of us enter the sea with as little clothes and protection as possible, and we're going into a wilderness area that has animals that are 20 feet long and have sharp, sharp teeth," said George H. This is probably because humans are spending more and more time in the ocean, increasing opportunities for interactions with the animals. Shark attacks have been steadily increasing over the last century, with nearly each decade having a higher number of attacks than the last.
The frequency of shark attacks worldwide has risen. Solorio, 39, suffered a massive torso wound and died shortly after he was brought ashore. as he was surfing off a beach in Santa Barbara County. The last fatal shark bite in California was in October 2012, when a great white about 15 feet in length attacked Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. Because he was fishing, that attack was considered provoked. Later that year, a Washington man who was fishing from a kayak off the coast of Maui died after a shark bit off his leg. For comparison, studies suggest humans kill an estimated 26 million to 73 million sharks for their fins every year.īefore Thursday, the last unprovoked fatal shark attack to occur in the United States was in August 2013, when a 20-year-old German woman died after a shark bit off her arm as she was snorkeling. Only three people died worldwide last year of shark attacks, none of them in the United States. That means you have a greater chance of dying from heart disease (1 in 5), being killed by lightning (1 in 79,746) or experiencing death by fireworks (1 in 340,733). Shark attack deaths are exceedingly rare.įor Americans, the lifetime risk of dying from a shark attack is approximately 1 in 3.7 million. Times spoke with researchers at the University of Florida, who keep the International Shark Attack File, to find out how likely that is to happen and what to do if it does: You’re more likely to be struck by lightning than killed by a shark. Worried about getting attacked by a shark? The L.A. Also on Wednesday, officials here in Seal Beach posted shark warning signs near the water after lifeguards spotted a pair of juvenile great white sharks near the surf line. Officials closed the beach for one mile in each direction from the attack.
She had suffered fatal injuries to her upper torso, consistent with a shark attack and was brought ashore by other beachgoers. Cruse had been snorkeling with friends and was found floating alone in the water. A 65-year-old woman was killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, on Wednesday: According to statements by the County of Maui, Margaret C.
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