The shark believed to have bitten a swimmer off Martha's Vineyard late last month was likely a sandbar shark that was investigating, not attacking, its victim, according to a state marine fisheries ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A surfer reported being bitten by a shark Wednesday morning in New Smyrna Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety. Officials said the incident was reported shortly ...

A late summer swim at a Martha's Vineyard beach took an unsettling turn on Aug. 31 after a woman came out of the water with a possible shark bite to her lower leg, reported the Cape Cod Times, part of ...

“Beachgoers are reminded to remain aware of their surroundings while in the water,” said Town Administrator James Hagerty Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first ...

Beachgoers at Martha's Vineyard saw South Beach briefly shut down Monday after a woman in her late 20s was injured in a possible shark encounter. Edgartown officials say the swimmer was hurt around ...

A swimmer sustained a leg injury believed to be from a shark bite Monday afternoon, according to officials on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. James Hagerty, town administrator in Edgartown, said ...

(WJAR) — It appears the first shark attack of the season took place in the waters off Martha’s Vineyard this week. On Monday, officials in Edgartown, Massachusetts, said a swimmer was possibly bitten ...

A woman in her late 20s suffered a marine animal bite consistent with that of a shark while swimming at a Martha’s Vineyard beach Monday afternoon, according to officials. First responders were called ...

EDGARTOWN, MASS. (WHDH) - A woman sustained wounds “consistent with a potential shark bite” in the water off the coast of Edgartown Monday, according to Edgartown Town Administrator James M. Hagerty.

A man fishing in Key West was bitten by a shark and credits nearby boaters with saving his life. The 43-year-old victim is recovering after two surgeries and faces a long road to recovery without ...

A woman may have been bitten by a shark while swimming at South Beach on Martha’s Vineyard Monday afternoon, an Edgartown official said. A woman in her late 20s suffered leg injuries that are ...

A friend posted that the shark that bit his friend was a nurse shark, a variety that rarely bites humans. A Nurse shark at the Florida Aquarium is shown in this file photo. Nurse sharks rarely bite ...