Australia hit by 4 shark attacks in 2 days
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Only a few hours earlier, a shark knocked an 11-year-old boy into the water at Dee Why—just north of Manly—and bit a chunk out of his surfboard. And on Sunday afternoon, a 12-year-old boy was bitten by what authorities believe was a bull shark while swimming at a popular beach in Sydney Harbor. He is still in a critical condition in hospital.
No one's been bitten by a white shark in Florida, but tracking data shows they pass through our waters relatively often.
According to the International Shark Attack File, the numbers for 2024 were much lower. “There were three unprovoked attacks in California, including one in which a surfboard was punctured,” they reported. But they also added: “Globally, surfers accounted for 33% of all attacks last year.”