Shark attacks are a rarity, despite sharks' fearsome reputation. A 2009 attack on a swimmer in Hawaii by a small cookiecutter shark is the first documented by that species.

Here are several ways you can spot a shark in the water. MAUI (KABC) -- A 73-year-old snorkeler from California was bitten by a shark estimated to be 8 feet long off the coast of Maui.

This species of shark is potentially dangerous to humans. In 2022, two women died after an attack by a shortfin mako in Egypt, as reported by “Spiegel,” among others.

There have been 47 unprovoked shark bites globally in 2024, with 28 taking place in the U.S., according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF).

Among the programming planned for the 37 th year of Shark Week is about how to survive an attack but based on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s records, the odds of experiencing ...