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.

Over two days this week, five people were bitten by sharks at New York beaches.

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.

White sharks off Cape Cod are getting better sensors, including cameras.

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

Researchers at California State University, Long Beach, used drones to study juvenile white sharks along the Southern California coastline and how close they swim to humans in the water

A shark was spotted swimming in the shallow waters of Orange Beach, Alabama, meters away from a person in the water.

A woman faces multiple charges, including DUI and reckless driving, after allegedly plowing her SUV past a crowd of holiday beachgoers and then into the water.

As thousands flock to the coast for Memorial Day weekend, drones are being used to help water rescue teams detect sharks and rip currents.

A 22-year-old Connecticut woman is recovering from a shark attack that happened while she was snorkeling in Turks and Caicos.

The 22-year-old victim is in the hospital in serious condition after the incident in Turks and Caicos.

An American tourist was seriously injured in a shark attack in Turks and Caicos on Wednesday, authorities said.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Department said a resort employee contacted police and requested an ambulance, telling officers that the victim had her leg bitten off.

A 15-year-old girl is recovering from a shark bite, the latest in a string of shark attacks.

The first great white sighting of the season off Cape Cod comes as multiple shark attacks have been reported in New Jersey and Florida.

A 20-year-old man survived a shark attack off the Florida Keys and described the moment it latched onto him.

The attack on the college student spearfishing with friends is just the latest in a series of shark attacks in the U.S. in recent weeks as we head into the Memorial Day holiday.

From his hospital bed, the victim recalls the moment when the predator came straight at him.

Ella Reed, 13, said she has more than a dozen stitches after fighting off a shark at a Florida beach.

The tiger shark was captured on video nearly overturning Scott Haraguchi’s kayak while he was fishing off Kualoa in Hawaii on Friday.