Shark Attack

A day of body surfing with schools of fish in Miami ends with an emergency ride off of South Beach for a Santa Rosa man after a shark attack. Jean Elle reports.

A Santa Rosa man is recovering Thursday after being bitten by a shark while he was vacationing in Miami on Wednesday.

A Santa Rosa man is recovering Thursday after being bitten by a shark while he was vacationing in Miami on Wednesday.

The woman killed in Maine’s first known deadly shark attack Monday has been identified as a 63-year-old woman from New York City who had a summer home in the community. The Maine Department of Marine Resources on Tuesday identified the woman as Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63. She was attacked by a great white shark, authorities said Tuesday. “It is tragic…

A woman has died in what authorities in Maine are describing as an apparent shark attack. A witness said the woman was swimming “when she was injured in what appeared to be a shark attack,” according to a statement from the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Kayakers in the area took her to shore, where paramedics were called. But she…

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declared that this Thursday will be known as Ben Kelly Day in the county in honor of a surfboard shaper who died in a shark attack earlier this month at a beach west of Watsonville.

The 26-year-old surfer who was killed in a shark attack in Santa Cruz County last weekend suffered a bite to his right knee, officials said Wednesday.

As loved ones and community members mourn the death of a surfer killed in a shark attack in Santa Cruz County over the weekend, officials continue to investigate the rare attack.

As loved ones and community members mourn the death of a surfer killed in a shark attack in Santa Cruz County over the weekend, officials continue to investigate the rare attack. Marianne Favro reports.

A community is in mourning after a surfer died in a shark attack two miles south of Santa Cruz on Saturday.

Friends and family of a 26-year-old man killed in a shark attack Saturday just south of Santa Cruz are in shock. Marianne Favro reports.

A community is in mourning after a surfer died in a shark attack two miles south of Santa Cruz on Saturday. Marianne Favro reports.

A 26-year-old man was killed in a rare shark attack Saturday while surfing at Sand Dollar Beach in Santa Cruz County.

A surfer was killed in a shark attack off a Santa Cruz beach, state park officials said Saturday.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-based U.S. Coast Guard aided in assisting a surfer who was bitten by a shark northwest of Santa Rosa Island today, officials said. The L.A.-based Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter after receiving acall about the attack around 3:15 p.m., officials said. The 37-year-old man was bitten in the leg and a tourniquet was used to prevent...

A 21-year-old woman from Torrance was killed in a shark attack in the Bahamas, the woman’s family said Wednesday.

A Northern California man who died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Hawaii was pulled ashore missing a leg, according to a witness.

A Northern California man who died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Hawaii was pulled ashore missing a leg, according to a witness.

Surfer Mick Fanning, the three-time world champion known as “White Lightning,” ended his 17-season career Wednesday, riding his last competitive wave at the Rip Pro Curl Bells Beach in Australia. In what was supposed to be a storybook retirement for the 36-year-old veteran, Fanning was unable to best the young Brazilian Italo Ferreira on the final wave of the day...