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Romento was attacked and killed while bodyboarding at 9:45 a.m. in shallow, clear water approximately 90 feet (27 m) from shore off Keʻeau Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii. His right leg was severely bitten in three places by a 10–12-foot (3.0–3.7 m) tiger shark, and he died of blood loss a short time after swimming to shore.
The shark lurks nearby, and one of the searchers is injured. Stan's friends gave up, but Stan refused to stop searching. Just when it seemed all hope was lost, Stan finds Lester. But their relief is short-lived as the shark attacks again, knocking Lester out of Stan's arms. Alex hits the shark with a paddle, and it lets go of Stan.
The second major attack occurred on Thursday, July 6, 1916, at the resort town of Spring Lake, New Jersey, 45 miles (72 km) north of Beach Haven. The victim was Charles Bruder, 27, a Swiss bell captain at the Essex & Sussex Hotel. Bruder was attacked while swimming 130 yards (120 m) from shore.
During the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, the creek was made infamous due to the shark attacks on July 12, 1916, occurring 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from the ocean. A shark killed 11-year-old Lester Stillwell and his 24-year-old would-be rescuer Stanley Fisher and severely injured 14-year-old Joseph Dunn later that same day.
The 2016 yearly total of 81 shark attacks worldwide was on par with the most recent five-year (2011–2015) average of 82 incidents annually. [18] By contrast, the 98 shark attacks in 2015 was the highest yearly total on record. [18]
Michelle Del Rey. August 9, 2024 at 2:18 PM. A 15-year-old girl from Colorado lost her right leg in a shark attack while on a diving excursion during a family vacation in Belize. Annabelle Carlson ...
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author, screenwriter, and environmental activist. He is known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb.
A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the Southern California coast Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures, authorities said. The attack happened Sunday morning at Del Mar City ...