All news on the topic: Sharks

Allison Daugherty, 41, was arrested after witnesses saw her toddler son crawling around her parked SUV at the Bokeelia Fishing Pier in Florida as she swam in shark infested waters

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

The terrifying incident was captured while people were on a shark dive in South Africa and the crew of the boat on the surface can clearly be heard screaming for the beast from the deep to stop

Two Russians and a Frenchman who were sailing from Vanuatu to Cairns activated an SOS signal after both of the boat’s hulls were damaged during “several shark attacks” 519 miles off the Australian coast, southeast of Cairns in the Coral Sea

Ally Connell, 38, was only a mile from shore on a fishing trip with a pal near Dunbar, when he saw the massive four-metre long Basking shark circling around him in his kayak

The huge shark swam right up to shore, forcing screaming beach-goers to flee in terror, but one woman remained totally calm throughout the whole ordeal

A Cape Cod shark attack caused a 26-year-old to die after it bit into his leg. A documentary explored the rift the tragedy caused in the local community

The new type of shark was only discovered by scientists in November 2022 and they are typically found in deeper waters, resembling fossils of long extinct sharks

Fin whales, which can grow to 80ft and are the quickest of all whales, and the second largest, were seen diving deep to "herd" fish and push them to the surface

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

A photo shared on social media showed what appeared to be a basking shark cruising slowly between Barmouth and Tywyn in Gwynedd in Wales - a fin could be seen breaking through the water

The lost shark is a very rarely seen creature and is so rarely seen the fisherman had never come across one before - it was also more than 4,000 miles from home

It is thought that a group of these sharks could be living off the Welsh coast following occasional sightings of them, although they are often camouflaged on the seabed

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

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The terrifying attack saw the beast, which is believed to be up to 13 feet long, tear into the surfer leaving his foot "ripped off" according to a horrified eyewitness

Perplexed fishermen across the United States are reeling in fish that are missing huge chunks of their bodies, a sign that sharks are in the water and getting their grub on

Tatyana Koltunyuk was attacked by the shark on August 7, with medics saying the resulting wound was the worst seen in New York for decades as the warned of years of physical therapy ahead

Despite the potentially historic biological find, Captain Akira Tanaka opted to throw the 30ft and 4000lb rotting monstrosity back into the depths of the Pacific Ocean so it wouldn't spoil their catch

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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"

The New England Aquarium implores beach visitors to report any sightings of a shark through the Sharktivity app after a recent study found that more than 800 sharks visited a popular Massachussetts holiday spot

Footage captured by diver James Moskito in the Sea of Cortez, revealed an orca biting the shark's underside to remove its liver, showcasing the harsh realities of nature