NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Hundreds of beachgoers gathered at New Smyrna Beach the day after an 18-year-old surfer was bitten on the foot by a shark. Some were shocked to hear about the incident, while ...

New Smyrna Beach, Florida, known as the "shark bite capital of the world," has recorded over 300 shark attacks since the early 1900s. The high number of surfers and the presence of the Indian River ...

An 18-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark at New Smyrna Beach in Florida, marking the second such attack at the beach this month. The male victim sustained a shark bite on his foot while surfing on ...

An 18-year-old surf instructor is recovering in the hospital after a shark bit his foot while he was surfing off New Smyrna Beach on Friday, an area known for frequent shark encounters, according to a ...

An 18-year-old was surfing in a Florida city notorious for shark encounters when one sunk its teeth into his foot. After the shark bit his foot, the surf instructor was transported to a local hospital ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — A young surfer says he’s lucky he still has his foot after a scary encounter with a shark at a Florida beach. Sam Hollis, 18, said it was a normal day out on the water ...

Contender, a 14-foot-long adult great white, has traveled over 4,000 miles since being tagged by a research group in January.

The surf instructor's foot injury marks the fourth shark bite at New Smyrna beach this year Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with ...