"It happened really fast, and next thing I know my friends on shore are yelling for us to get out," one bystander told PEOPLE ...

More than half of the shark attacks in the U.S. took place in Florida, while the second highest number occurred in South Carolina.

As the blockbuster film "Jaws" turns 50, recent shark attacks are making headlines as experts share that increased sightings reflect better technology and more people in water, not more sharks.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida leads the nation in shark attacks but Wednesday, the focus wasn’t on fear, it was on survival. Four shark attack survivors, including two who were ...

The woman died, Marine Patrol said. Last year, 71 shark bites were recorded throughout the United States, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.

When it comes to deadly shark bites, though, the U.S. falls well behind Australia, which has seen more than 250 fatal attacks in its history.