On June 11, a young girl was reportedly bitten by a shark and suffered serve hand injuries. Florida is the unofficial shark bite capital of the U.S.

A young swimmer was airlifted from Boca Grande, Florida, after a suspected shark attack. The swimmer sustained severe injuries to her hand while in the water near the Lee-Charlotte county line.

Contender, a nearly 14-foot long adult great white male shark, was first tagged by OCEARCH in January 2025. He was first spotted off the coast of Georgia, then spent time near Florida.

9-year-old girl bit by shark while snorkeling in Florida, family says According to a GoFundMe for the girl's family, she "had to be rushed to the hospital" after being bitten by a shark.

Shark attack: 9-year-old girl bit by fish while snorkeling in Florida, family says Massive great white shark pings in East Coast water Researchers first tagged Contender in January off the Florida ...

Leah Lendel, 9, was attacked by a shark that nearly ripped her hand off. GoFundMe “Somebody [was] screaming, ‘Help, help, help!,’ Raynel Lugo, a nearby worker, told told WINK News.

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It's a hammerhead shark. A group of disc golfers witnessed a baby hammerhead shark fall from the sky while in the middle of a game in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, resident Jonathan Marlowe, 44 ...

A 9-year-old girl was flown to a hospital after an apparent shark bite that nearly severed her hand. It happened in the water off Boca Grande on Wednesday, Gulf Coast News is reporting.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Jaws, a Hollywood blockbuster that depicts a series of attacks by a massive great white shark — a “man-eater” — in a fictional New ...

A 9-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital after an apparent shark attack off the Gulf Coast of Florida, fire rescue said. Boca Grande Fire Chief C.W. Blosser told McClatchy News the victim was ...

A 14-foot great white shark, the largest ever recorded by scientists in the Atlantic Ocean, has reappeared after a month-long absence and is headed straight for a tourist hot spot.