An 11-year-old girl suffered a possible shark bite off Honolulu, officials say. Honolulu Ocean Safety, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and the Honolulu Fire Department responded to a possible ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An 11-year-old girl is recovering from an apparent shark bite incident on Oahu near Ka’a’awa on Saturday. Officials say the 911 call came in just before 1:30 p.m ...

Man hurt after suspected shark bite to leg at Pacifica beach: police Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer in Point Reyes Search continues for missing person in Point Reyes, authorities say ...

Many travelers may be concerned or even skittish about swimming in coastal waters during their vacations, and some buy shark-bite deterrents to increase their margin of safety. Do these deterrents ...

“I don’t think he is thinking,” a child can be heard saying, while another child chimed in and said, “It’s gonna bite him.” Crowds can be heard cheering when the shark was pulled to ...

“He really deserves it.” A Maui Fire Department photo shows the shark bite on a paddleboard in a Feb. 5 incident off Wailea. Before the ceremony Tuesday morning at the Wailuku Police ...

Out of these, 69 were confirmed as unprovoked shark bites and 22 as provoked. The United States recorded the most unprovoked shark bites with 36 cases, followed by Australia with 15. Unprovoked ...

Never mind that there’d been only two shark bites on the Connecticut coast since 1900. Facts are never as salient as feelings. With jaws and teeth designed to crush and shear hard objects such ...

“Given the very short effective range of the ESDSTM and its unreliable deterrent effect, combined with the fact that shark-bite incidents are very rare, it is unlikely that the device would ...

"When shark incidents do occur, and they will continue to occur — shark bites will still happen — people will have an understanding of the rarity of those circumstances," he said. "If we can't ...

To ensure a meal, the Mako shark implements certain tactics when hunting. It will often attack and bite off the tail of its prey so that it can’t swim away, and the shark doesn’t have to waste ...