Now a shark has bitten a surfer in the face in Florida
- September 14, 2023
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A man A 38-year-old man was surfing on the beach in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. hospitalized after being bitten V face for sharkLocal media reported this. The man,
A man A 38-year-old man was surfing on the beach in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. hospitalized after being bitten V face for sharkLocal media reported this.
The man, originally from South Carolina, was taken by ambulance to Halifax Health Trauma Hospital in Volusia County, although he has since been released.
Volusia, Shark Bite Capital of the World
A man was bitten on the right side of his cheek, between his ear and eye, by a shark when he jumped off his board last Tuesday after riding a wave at this beach in Volusia is considered the “Shark Bite Capital of the World”343 of which have been recorded since 1882, according to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF, in English).
County sets next record for shark attacks in Florida Brevard, 156 incidents.
According to aerial photographs of the area taken that day at New Smyrna Beach, the presence of several sharks was detected near the pier at that beach, as well as the presence of several surfers. VESH 2.
Not a single attack was fatal
Since 2012, Volusia has recorded 94 shark attacks, according to ISAF. none of them proved fatal.
It was in this county that the highest number of non-human-caused shark attacks were reported in 2022 in Florida, which is also the state with the most shark attacks (16) in the United States.
Photo: nycgovparks.org
Possible decline in shark population
However, the University of Florida (UF)-affiliated scientific organization warned that the 57 unprovoked shark attacks on humans recorded in 2022 were the lowest in a decade and could “reflect documented global recession» shark populations in the world.
The term “unprovoked attack” means that such shark attacks on humans “occur in the natural habitat” of the animals and without “human provocation.” (EFE)
A shark was spotted on a New York beach.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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