Shark attacks Maui surfer

Witnesses say a 54-year-old surfer made it to shore on his own after a shark attack off Maui.

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Shark attack in New Caledonia kills French surfer

Police say a shark has killed a young French surfer in the waters off the French territory of New Caledonia in the south Pacific.

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Surfer injured in second Sydney shark attack

Australia's most famous beach reopened Friday, hours after a surfer's arm was shredded by a shark — the second shark attack in Sydney in as many days.

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Hawaii attack survivor tells tale of finicky shark

A surfer who put his fingers into the mouth of a shark to pry himself free during an attack believes the fish took no further interest in him because it didn't like the taste of his leg.

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Woman injured in apparent shark attack in Hawaii

Lifeguards have closed off a two-mile stretch of ocean in Hawaii after a woman was injured in an apparent shark attack.

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Shark rips off teenager's right hand in Brazil

A shark ripped off the right hand of a teenager swimming along the coast of northeastern Brazil, fire department officials said Monday.

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Mexico hunts sharks after attack

Authorities used baited hooks to catch sharks Wednesday near a Mexican beach where a U.S. surfer was killed in an attack.

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Shark expert: Autopsy confirms great white killed triathlete

A shark expert says an autopsy has confirmed a great white killed a triathlete in the waters off San Diego County last week.

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Teen Killed by Shark in Australia

A shark attacked and killed a 16-year-old boy Tuesday while he and a friend were bodyboarding off Australia's eastern coast, officials said.

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Shark Bites Man on Deck Off Australia

A 200-pound mako shark attacked a fisherman on his boat deck, biting him on the leg after the man reeled it in while fishing off Australia's east coast Sunday, an official said.

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Shark Attack Kills Surfer in Brazil

A surfer died Sunday after a shark bit him in the leg in waters off northeastern Brazil, Brazilian media reported.

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When a reporter went tarpon fishing for the first time, he never expected a shark to play such an important role.

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Fire Rescue says a 43-year-old woman swimming near a sandbar in Biscayne National Park was bitten by a shark.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Two people were bitten by sharks in the same area of New Smyrna Beach Saturday morning. According to Beach Patrol, the two men were bitten by sharks within ten minutes of each other just before 9:30a.m.

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A 15-year-old boy attacked by a shark on Sydney's northern beaches at the weekend is recovering in hospital, after emergency surgery to his leg.

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Nari the dolphin is expected to make a full recovery after surgery on massive wounds from a shark attack. Vets at Sea World on the Gold Coast operated on the 12-year-old dolphin for 40 minutes on Tuesday.

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A lifeguard was torn apart by a giant shark off Port St Johns in Port Elizabeth at the weekend. Sikhanyiso Bangilizwe, 25, of Port St Johns, was bitten in half by what is suspected to be a tiger shark while he was catching waves off Second Beach with a friend on Saturday.

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AUTHORITIES have stopped short of calling for a more extensive use of shark nets, despite three attacks - two by great whites - in two days off Australia's east coast.

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Greg LeNoir watched in horror as the shark's mouth opened wide, chomping a large set of teeth on his beloved 14-pound dog, Jake. ''Noooooo,'' LeNoir shrieked, fearing the worst.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida Keys swimmer punched a shark after the animal bit his dog — saving the pooch's life. The attack, one of two in as many days in Florida, didn't scare away Greg LeNoir, however.

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SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian swimmer who was mauled by a 16-foot shark and survived said Sunday he saw a shadow in the water seconds before the attack and thought it was a dolphin.

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A teenager has told lifeguards how the sea filled with blood when his 16-year-old friend was killed by a shark on the New South Wales north coast this morning. The Wollongbar boy was bitten on his leg by a shark about 8:15am (AEST) at Ballina's Lighthouse Beach.

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An Australian man's claim that he saw a kangaroo hop down a beach, swim into the sea and get attacked by a 7ft long shark seemed wildly implausible.

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An Australian woman has attributed her son's bravery after a suspected shark attack to a recent horror movie he watched.

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Sharks killed four people and bit 58 others around the world in 2006, a comparatively dull year for dangerous encounters between the two species, scientists said in their annual shark attack census Tuesday.

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An Australian diver survives an attack by a Great White shark while diving for abalone. The shark swallowed the man's head -- bloodying his face and lacerating his back, torso and, arms with its teeth.

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A man who managed to fight off a three-metre shark by poking its eye is being operated on in Wollongong Hospital after being mauled by a white pointer shark.

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A man who was half swallowed by a white pointer shark managed to fight off the three meter shark by poking it in the eye.

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West Palm Beach, Florida (Oct 25, 2006 09:10 EST) There were two close calls for two of West Palm Beach underwater-nude photographer Todd Essick's models.

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A SCUBA diver has been attacked by a shark off a Perth beach, as the occupants of a nearby boat tried to warn him about the shark. Brian Williams, 52, was bitten on his left elbow after the shark grabbed him from behind. He fought it off by hitting it with a spear gun.

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A woman was killed by as many as three sharks as onlookers watched her scream for help. Thinking that the 21 year old woman was joking, no one moved to help her until it was too late. The fatal shark attack was Australia's 10th since 2000.

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An Australian woman from Brisbane has been killed in a shark attack at a popular beach near the city.

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