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- Nov 8
Teen 'tackled' by great white shark in Southern California at first thought it was friend 'trying to mess with me'
Keane Webre-Hayes and his mother Ellie Hayes speak in their first live interview since the teen's shark attack in San Diego.
Nov 8
- Nov 8
Teen describes surviving great white shark bite
Keane Webre-Hayes speaks on "GMA" in his first live interview about his recovery after being bitten by an 11-foot shark off the coast of California.
Nov 8
- Nov 6
Man dies in 3rd shark attack off Australia island in 7 weeks
A shark has killed a man in an island harbor on Australia's Great Barrier Reef where two tourists were mauled on consecutive days in September in a spate of attacks that has left authorities struggling to explain an apparent escalation in danger
Nov 6 - Oct 22
Former professional surfer head-butts shark to possibly save life
Paul Kenny, 50, was surfing off Samurai Beach in New South Wales on Saturday morning when he was bitten by a shark in the right bicep.
Oct 22
- Oct 20
California 13-year-old who survived shark attack says he can't wait to 'get back out there'
Keane Webre Hayes returned to school two and a half weeks after surviving a great white shark attack.
Oct 20
- Oct 18
13-year-old shark attack survivor returns to school
Keane Webre Hayes made a triumphant return to his classroom less than a month after being attacked by a great white shark off the coast of California.
Oct 18
- Oct 2
Boy recovering from shark attack
A 13-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark while lobster diving is expected to recover and says he plans to go back into the water someday.
Oct 2
- Oct 2
Mom of 13-year-old shark attack victim speaks out
Ellie Hayes said her son, Keane Webre-Haye, is slowly recovering from serious bite wounds to his upper back, left arm, shoulder and face.
Oct 2
- Oct 2
Mom of teen attacked by shark speaks out
The teen's mom is calling her son a "warrior" after surviving an attack by an 11-foot shark.
Oct 2
- Oct 2
Mother of 13-year-old shark attack victim says he got 'very, very lucky'
Keane Webre-Hayes was seriously injured in the attack.
Oct 2
- Oct 1
13-year-old boy attacked by shark
A teenage boy is in serious condition after getting bitten by an 11-foot shark while diving.
Oct 1 - Oct 1
13-year-old boy bitten by shark off southern California coast
A teenage boy diving in Encinitas on the opening day of lobster season was bitten by a shark on his upper torso; the boy underwent surgery and is recovering from his injuries.
Oct 1 - Sep 30
13-year-old boy attacked by shark near San Diego, airlifted to trauma center
The boy was fishing for lobsters on the first day of lobster season.
Sep 30 - Sep 24
American tourist attacked by shark in Bahamas
The unnamed Massachusetts native had "severe trauma" to her left hand, and was flown by air ambulance to a hospital in Florida.
Sep 24 - Sep 24
American tourist severely injured in shark attack while spearfishing in the Bahamas
The tourist from Massachusetts severely injured her hand.
Sep 24 - Sep 18
Friends describe trying to save man killed in Cape Cod shark attack
Arthur Medici, who was engaged to be married, was bitten about 35 yards from the beach.
Sep 18 - Sep 17
Eyewitnesses recount shark attack
Authorities believe an increase in the seal population is to blame for a shark attack on an engineering student off the coast of Cape Cod.
Sep 17 - Sep 17
Friend describes trying to save bodyboarder attacked by shark
Arthur Medici, 26, was attacked by a shark while bodyboarding 30 yards off the coast of Massachusetts.
Sep 17 - Sep 17
Man dies after shark attack on Cape Cod: Police
The incident happened Saturday when he was swimming at Newcomb Hollow Beach.
Sep 17 - Sep 16
A 26-year-old was killed by a shark while boogie boarding off the coast of Cape Cod
Aurthur Medici was just 30 yards out in the water when police say the shark attacked him.
Sep 16 - Sep 16
Shark attack in Massachusetts
A 26-year-old swimmer off Cape Cod was killed by a shark in view of horrified beachgoers in first fatal shark attack in Massachusetts in over 80 years.
Sep 16 - Aug 29
When sharks attack: What you need to know to protect yourself
This summer, shark activity at beaches in the U.S., was a little too close for comfort, with several people attacked while in the water.
Aug 29 - Aug 29
Sharks are changing where they swim, breed and hunt along American coasts, say experts
Feeling hot lately? Well, so are sharks. And over the last decade, they’ve been changing age-old habits to keep up with the rising heat.
Aug 29 - Aug 16
Shark attack shuts down beach in Cape Cod
A swimmer was bitten by a shark Wednesday, prompting authorities to close the beach.
Aug 16 - Aug 16
Man airlifted to hospital after Cape Cod shark attack
The 61-year-old victim suffered puncture wounds to his torso and legs and was helped to shore by dozens of bystanders at the beach.
Aug 16 - Aug 16
Swimmer bitten by shark off coast of Cape Cod, officials say
The coastal town of Truro announced that Longnook Beach has been closed to swimming due to the shark attack on Wednesday afternoon.
Aug 16 - Aug 16
Swimmer bitten by shark off coast of Cape Cod, officials say
The man appears to have been bitten in the leg, sources told ABC Boston affiliate WCVB.
Aug 16 - Aug 10
Man appears to have been bitten by shark in Texas
The man was swimming near a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico when he felt a tug in his leg, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
Aug 10 - Aug 6
Massachusetts beaches shut down after great white shark sightings
It is unclear if the two are separate white sharks, or the same white shark.
Aug 6 - Jul 22
Officials confirm shark attacked boy at Long Island beach
The bites that a 13-year-old boy sustained in the waters around the barrier island off Long Island's South Shore resulted from a shark attack, New York officials confirm.
Jul 22 - Jul 19
2 children apparently bitten by sharks off New York coast
Matthew Donaldson, 13, and Lola Pollina, 12, suffered similar attacks just minutes apart and less than 5 miles away off the coast of Fire Island.
Jul 19 - Jul 19
13-year-old boy bitten by possible shark off Fire Island, authorities investigating a second suspected attack
Police in Suffolk County responded to two people who reported that they were bitten in the waters off Fire Island near Long Island, New York.
Jul 19 - Jul 11
Instagram star bitten while swimming with sharks
Katarina Zarutskie, a Miami nursing student with nearly 28,000 followers, was among a school of nurse sharks in the Bahamas when one bit her wrist.
Jul 11 - Jul 4
Amid dozens of sightings, girl bitten by shark in Myrtle Beach
Dozens of shark sightings have been reported on both coasts, with 11 great white sharks spotted off Cape Cod and three in San Diego.
Jul 4 - Jul 4
Girl injured in apparent shark attack at Myrtle Beach
The girl was swimming when she was bit by something.
Jul 4 - Jul 4
A possible shark attack in South Carolina
A young girl was apparently bitten on the leg in Myrtle Beach, where witnesses reported seeing what looked like a fin in the water.
Jul 4 - Jun 10
Surfer bitten by shark, seriously injured: Reports
A surfer was injured after being bitten by a shark, according to reports.
Jun 10 - Apr 17
Surfers attacked by sharks in 2 separate incidents in Australia
Australia's 9News reported that Jason Longrass, 41, and Alejandro Travaglini, 37, were attacked in two separate incidents less than a mile from each other on Monday in Gracetown.
Apr 17 - Apr 17
Surfers attacked by sharks in 2 separate incidents in Australia
Two surfers are alive after being attacked by sharks in Australia.
Apr 17 - Dec 13
Newlywed shares details of terrifying shark attack on final day of her honeymoon
Sarah Carroll swam with sharks twice on her honeymoon in the Caribbean.
Dec 13 - Nov 25
Man bitten by shark off California coast
Rescuers from Monterey County applied a tourniquet to stanch the blood loss.
Nov 25 - Nov 14
Well-schooled doctor punches shark in the face to escape attack
“I saw a shark’s head come out of the water. . . I just punched it in the face."
Nov 14 - Aug 24
Surge in shark sightings off Cape Cod prompts drastic response by local lawmaker
Swimmers were in the water when a shark attacked a seal on Monday.
Aug 24 - Aug 24
Shark bites paddleboard off Cape Cod beach
Massachusetts officials are considering a proposal to protect the state's beaches from sharks after a shark bit into a paddle board off the coast of Wellfleet and, in a separate incident, a shark attacked a seal off the coast of Nauset Beach.
Aug 24 - Aug 23
Sharks swim through huge school of fish off the coast of New York
Aerial video captured several sharks swimming through hundreds of fish.
Aug 23 - Jul 31
Shark attack survivor describes how she escaped from the great white's jaws
Leeanne Ericson was attacked by a 10-foot great white shark and bitten in her right thigh and backside down to the bone.
Jul 31 - Jul 28
Shark attack survivor describes how she escaped
Leeanne Ericson told ABC News she initially felt like she was in a cartoon when she was attacked by a 10-foot great white shark off the coast of San Diego earlier this year.
Jul 28 - Jul 28
Shark attack survivor recalls digging her fingers into its eye to escape
"I felt it grab me and pull me down."
Jul 28 - Jul 25
Are there great white sharks in New York City?
Shark expert Craig O'Connell discusses if there are potential dangers involving great white sharks for people swimming in the New York City area.
Jul 25 - Jul 19
Expert likens Rob Lowe's great white shark encounter to 'winning the lottery'
Rob Lowe was seen paddleboarding near great white sharks in Malibu, California.
Jul 19