Officials said the girl was close to shore when the bite occurred.

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File also found that the U.S. had the most unprovoked shark bites last year.

Ten people died from unprovoked shark attacks globally in 2023, a slight uptick over the five-year average, according to a Florida-based database.

The boy, who was bitten by a shark during an incident at the Atlantis Resort, underwent surgery in the Bahamas before he was airlifted to a hospital in his home state.

A 10-year-old boy from the United States is in stable condition after he was bitten by a shark at a resort in the Bahamas, police said.

The boy, who was attacked by the shark while in the Bahamas, is listed in serious but stable condition.

The child is in stable condition after being bitten while at the popular Atlantis resort.

Authorities say the boy was bitten on the right leg while taking part in a "shark tank" exhibition at a resort on Paradise Island.

A surfer was badly bitten near a popular beach off Maui.

Jason Carter was bitten by a shark at a popular Maui surfing spot and was rushed to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

A 39-year-old man has died following a shark "encounter" at Maui's Paia Bay, officials said.

Police identified Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, as the woman who was killed while paddleboarding near the shore from Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort.

An American woman has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Police say the 44-year-old woman from Boston was paddleboarding near the popular Sandals Royal Bahamian resort when the shark attacked.

The Boston tourist was reportedly paddle boarding with a relative when she was badly bitten on the right side of her body.

The Coast Guard received a report at around 10:40 a.m. that a person appeared to have been attacked by a shark at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County.

The Coast Guard received a report Sunday morning of a man who went missing at Wildcat Beach in Marin County.

The people were rescued 519 miles off the coast of Cairns, Australia, in the Coral Sea.

With shark sightings on the rise off the coasts of U.S. beaches, drones have become a vital tool in spotting danger.

According to her daughter, Tatyana Koltunyuk credits a police officer with saving her life after she was bitten by a shark off the coast of Rockaway Beach in New York.

The family of Tatyana Koltunyuk, 65, who is the first victim of a confirmed shark attack in New York City since the 1950s, opens up about the Aug. 7 attack.

A family captured an incredible encounter with a great white shark off Australia's Sunshine Coast.

Police say a 65-year-old woman was standing in the water alone when she felt a sharp pain from the shark’s bite in her left leg while at Rockaway Beach.

The woman was seriously injured after she was bitten by a shark while going for a swim.

A 65-year-old woman was hospitalized on Monday after being bitten by a shark near Rockaway Beach in New York.

A 50-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Monday after being bitten by a shark at Rockaway Beach in Queens, officials said.

Brandon Boncore, 22, was surfing near New Smyrna Beach in Florida last week when all of a sudden he felt a shark latch onto his legs.

A 22-year-old Florida surfer was lucky to be alive after surviving a shark attack. Experts say warmer waters may bring other sharks up the coast.

A new study finds the number of white sharks off Cape Cod is larger than populations around South Africa, central California and southern Australia.

In the study published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series, researchers counted about 800 great white sharks visiting the region from 2015 to 2018, finding the number increased over the years.

A Brooklyn woman said she was able to release a shark's mouth from her leg while she was swimming on the Fourth of July off a Long Island beach.

Chris Pospisil, 21, was surfing with his friend at New Smyrna Beach on Friday when a shark yanked him off his board and bit him.

A 9-foot shark bit Addison Bethea while she was swimming off the coast of Florida in June 2022. After a long year of recovery, she's back to doing the things she loves most.

Melissa Cristina Marquez hopes to rewrite the narrative about sharks while also inspiring the next generation of scientists.

The state is spending up to $1 million to buy 42 drones and train staff after an uptick in shark sightings and incidents.

An increase in shark sightings off the waters of New York has prompted more security and warnings.

New shark-monitoring drones will be sent to New York beach communities amid an uptick in sightings, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.

Along with the watchful eye of lifeguards, drones are now being deployed at New York beaches to try to prevent dangerous encounters.

Long Islanders are on high alert after another shark bite was reported in just two days.

Experts say sharks are expanding their feeding territory in warmer oceans and may mistake humans for food.

Police responded to three reports of shark bites in separate locations around the same time Tuesday off the South Shore of Long Island, New York, authorities said.

More than 50 sharks were spotted swimming off the coast of Long Island on Tuesday as officials step up patrols.

The New York governor's office is deploying drones across beaches to try and prevent encounters after a rise in shark attacks last year.

Shark expert Captain Greg Metzger shares what you need to do to keep yourself and others save during the summer season.

As millions head to the beach this holiday weekend, a slew of recent shark encounters are raising concerns, including one where a girl received 50 stitches after being bitten.

A shark bit a Florida fisherman washing his hands off the side of a boat in Everglades National Park.

Experienced scuba diver Heidi Ernst is recovering in the hospital after doctors had to amputate her leg following a shark attack in the Bahamas.

Experienced scuba diver Heidi Ernst, 73, is recovering in the hospital after a shark attack in the Bahamas left her with injuries so severe doctors had to amputate her leg.

An experienced scuba diver was attacked by a shark as she was climbing back on her boat. She is recovering from surgery to amputate her leg.

Researchers at the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach note that many of the sharks' encounters with humans are harmless.