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Date: Unknown
Location: Marina State Park near Monterrey California
Shark: Leopard Shark

A news helicopter had a unique view of a very dangerous scenario unfolding before them. Every wondered how many sharks might just be around you while you’re wading or swimming in the ocean, even near to the shore ?

Suddenly surrounded by leopard sharks in Marina State Park near Monterrey, California, this woman is startled and immediately makes a break for the shore. Can you imagine ?

She seems to play it pretty cool, though, as she exits the water.

Date: August 29, 2008 11 AM
Location: New Smyrna Beach Florida
Shark: Unidentified: probably a Bull Shark or Black Tip

Spending his off-duty time getting in some surfing at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, a lifeguard was bitten on the left foot in yet another shark attack in the Volusia County area. This was exactly the same area that another shark attack occurred just the day before.

This marks the 19th incident this year in Volusia County. The county’s Beach Patrol often warns of the higher concentration of sharks in the waters when bait fish are in the area. When there are pelicans diving into the water and dolphins in the area, these are all indications that swimmers should probably leave the water.

Date: August 28, 2008
Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Shark: Six foot

This beach is just loaded with sharks!

New Smyrna Beach, Florida continues to add to its shark attack statistics. Apparently, there are over two attacks per month in the area. They aren’t usually fatal, but annoying — or frightening enough to warrant a constant scanning of the ocean around you.

26-year-old Alexander Zgura was the latest surfer to be mistaken for fish food. He was surfing on the New Smyrna Beach side of the Ponce de Leon Inlet when a six foot shark bit into his left leg. He chose to drive himself to the hospital to take care of the 12-16 cuts between his knee and ankle.

Just two days before, a 20-year-old surfer was also bitten on the foot.

Is this picture real ? I’d love to hear your comments on this one!

According to a database called the International Shark Attack File, New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida is the shark attack capital of the world!

Apparently there are several beaches like this in North America, where the number of sharks in the area is so great, that humans and sharks intermix. Most of the time swimmers don’t even realize that they are within 10 feet of less of a shark.

Stinson Beach in Northern California is notorious for attracting great white sharks in droves because of its seal population. Surfers say that its not uncommon to see large sharks cruise right by them in the waves.

Its seems as if actual attacks are very rare, though, and very few deaths occur per year. We’ve heard that more people are killed by coconuts falling out of trees each year ( what a weird way to go ) than by sharks. This doesn’t seem to do much to quell that uneasy feeling many people get when stepping into the water. Maybe its that we have an innate fear of predators…