Sharks

Two young women from Central Florida are lucky to be alive after they were attacked by bull sharks while on vacation. The two girls, Summer Layman and Rileigh Decker, are from Melbourne.

New Smyrna Beach in Florida is often touted as the "shark bite capitol" of the world. But, how likely are you to actually have an interaction with a shark?

Gavin Nailer tracks shark bites from around the world and is from the University of Florida.

A Sarasota man was the second person to be bitten by a shark over the last 24 hours at New Smyrna Beach, officials said.

FOX 35 speaks with Jim Gelsleichter, a professor of biology at the University of North Florida, about why residents are seeing sharks coming closer to shore more frequently at local beaches.

Some panhandle beaches have reopened following a series of shark attacks just hours apart.

A shark helped itself to some red snapper during a chartered fishing tour. FOX 35 spoke with the captain who explained how it all went down.

New data has shown a spike in deadly shark attacks. There were 10 deadly unprovoked shark attack bites in 2023

Beachgoers came to the rescue after a massive shark was stranded on a Florida beach. A woman caught the dramatic scene on video as her husband and some other men worked to bring the shark back into the water.

While surfing at a Volusia County beach, Mark Summerset came face to face with a shark. Literally. The surfer was bit across the face. While he needed over two dozen stitches, he's just happy to be alive to tell the story.

Two people reported shark bites within 24 hours. One of them said he's chalking it up to a lesson of knowing when to come back to shore.

A surfer was bitten in the face by a shark at New Smyrna Beach on Tuesday, officials said. He might need some stitches, but he's expected to make a full recovery.