All news on the topic: Shark attack

Marine biologists have spotted hammerhead sharks and sandbar sharks behaving strangely after they ingested packages of cocaine dropped by drug smugglers

A suspected shark attack left a South Carolina surfer needing 18 stitches and a two-inch cut. Mark Summerset, 38, was suddenly attacked last week and felt 'pressure on my face'

A video captured a terrifying encounter as more than 60 sharks swarmed around a terrified man near a Gulf of Mexico oil rig, leaving him grateful for his safety

The tourist had to have her left arm amputated after she was bitten while swimming in the water with a friend off a beach in south Sinai, Egypt, which was closed by authorities in the wake of the attack

Dylan Belson screamed underwater after finding a six-inch tooth in a river in North Carolin believed to have belonged to the Megalodon, a shark with a mouth so huge it could eat two adults standing side by side

Mark Sumersett, 38, was riding the waves at New Smyrna Beach in Florida when a shark bit into his face leaving him with horrifying scars

Tatyana Koltunyuk was left disabled after being attacked by the shark on August 7, with medics saying the resulting wound was the worst seen in New York for decades

Most know sharks as dangerous, frightening, and aggressive. But one Florida man who swims with them regularly - and is best friends with one called Emma - says they’re actually “fun, loving and quite beautiful”

Police said Toby was surfing with six others when he was bitten in a “fairly sustained and prolonged attack” just off Lighthouse Beach, New South Wales on Friday

Before Randy Fry's head was ripped apart from his body by a shark while diving off Fort Bragg in California, he had said that if he had to go, he "wanted it to be in the water"

A young surfer was bitten by a shark in the 'shark bite capital of the world' after he landed on one of the ocean predators. He described the harrowing incident

Leaking blood and carrying an enormous bite gash on his leg, a Western Australian man managed to swim an incredible 2,000 feet back to shore - where an off duty nurse gave him first aid before the ambulance arrived

The man was wading in waist-deep waters at the popular Sea Pines' beach in Hilton Head Island when he felt a shark grabbing hold of his foot before being dragged from the water by Beach Service personnel

A county in Florida has been holding the record for the most dangerous place in the world where the most attacks by sharks have been recorded. All of them, however, have been non-fatal to date

Cristian Castaño was bitten on the leg in the crystal clear waters of Nirvana in San Andrés in the Caribbean Sea - but was rescued and taken to a medical centre for treatment

Dan White and his fiancée were completing their deep dive certificate in Egypt when a German tourist on their group was savagely attacked by an Oceanic White Tip shark

The surfer sustained extensive damage to his left foot in the attack and his surgeon said he lost approximately 'one large Chick-fil-a sized cup of blood' after the shark tipped him off the surfboard and bit into his foot

Knowing exactly what to do - or what not to do - in the event of a shark approaching could save your life, say experts as they answer why we are witnessing more shark attacks than ever before

The shark caught up to the seal in the shallows of a beach on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. It's the latest in a number of sightings of the deadly predators in the region

Andres Garcia was in the water in Key Largo, Florida, when a nurse shark grabbed hold of his foot and refused to let go for around 15 minutes - leaving him requiring stitches

An American woman who was attacked by a shark when snorkelling has escaped death and "is stable, conscious, and underwent surgery on her right leg"

British tourists and locals were enjoying a dip on a beach in Torremolinos, Malaga when the monster shark - later found to have been a blue shark - was seen darting through the waves on June 27

Shark patrols on the New York coast have increased after a terrifying spate of attacks last year and a number of attacks were recorded in the state earlier this week

A number of sharks were sighted in the shallow waters of Florida this week, including one incident that saw beachgoers shouting 'Get out!' as others swam back to shore

A 15-year-old teen is the latest person to be attacked while he was in the waters off Long Island, New York. Another six people were attacked in the area last year