shark attack

A swimmer died after being attacked by a shark at a beach in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday

A surfer was fatally bitten by a shark off eastern Australia’s coast as many locals went to beaches to celebrate Father’s Day.

A swimmer who survived a great white shark attack off the California coast on Saturday said he feels fortunate to have made it through the encounter.

The woman killed in Maine’s first known deadly shark attack Monday has been identified as a 63-year-old woman from New York City who had a summer home in the community. The Maine Department of Marine Resources on Tuesday identified the woman as Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63. She was attacked by a great white shark, authorities said Tuesday. “It is tragic…

A woman has died in what authorities in Maine are describing as an apparent shark attack. A witness said the woman was swimming “when she was injured in what appeared to be a shark attack,” according to a statement from the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Kayakers in the area took her to shore, where paramedics were called. But she…

A 21-year-old woman from Torrance was killed in a shark attack in the Bahamas, the woman’s family said Wednesday.

A Northern California man who died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Hawaii was pulled ashore missing a leg, according to a witness.

Surfer Mick Fanning, the three-time world champion known as “White Lightning,” ended his 17-season career Wednesday, riding his last competitive wave at the Rip Pro Curl Bells Beach in Australia. In what was supposed to be a storybook retirement for the 36-year-old veteran, Fanning was unable to best the young Brazilian Italo Ferreira on the final wave of the day...

A woman vividly recalled the painful sensation of “piercing teeth” as a shark clamped down on the right side of her body.

A kayaker was dangling his foot in the water when he was bitten by a 10-foot hammerhead shark north of Malibu’s Zuma Beach on Saturday, his friend said.