The
15-foot shark struck Joey Nocchi's kayak, sinking its teeth sunk deep
into the vessel, flipping the kayaker five feet up into the air and back
into the water. The shark then swam by the shocked kayaker before swimming
away into deeped water.
A
new predator shark called the African dwarf sawshark has been captured
in 1,600-foot deep water off the coast of Mozambique. The shark has a
long, tooth-studded snout that it uses like a sword, to whip through schools
of fish and then returning to eat any casualties
Fisherman
Matt Garrett reported an 18 foot Great White Shark circled, bumped &
slapped his boat for 20 minutes before vanishing back into the sea while
he and friends were fishing over Thanksgiving weekend about 25 miles southeast
of Wrightsville Beach . see
video
Amy
Pieno of Hatteras village was looking for megalodon shark teeth in
a dive on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, about 30 miles off the coast of Wrightsville
Beach when she died
Surfer
Attacked by Shark off Buxton Beach
Kevin Dinneen coming in from surfing on Hatteras
Island after a Shark Bit him on the right foot........
Kevin
Dinneen 21, from Centreville, Virginia reported he was bitten by a 4-5
foot shark while surfing at Old Lighthouse Road in Buxton, NC on Wednesday,
August 24, at 2:30 p.m. Dinneen described the day as Beautiful with tons
of surfers in the water.
Dinneen was treated at the Avon Urgent Care by Dr. Jamie Fountain. The
doctor estimated the size of the shark from bite marks on Dinneen's foot.
Dinneen said he felt the shark brush by him in the water and agreed with
the Doctor's estimation of size. Dinneen was prescribed antibiotics and
given a tetanus shot. This was the 5th reported shark attack in North
Carolina this summer.
Close up of Shark Bite on Kevin Dinneen right foot.
Kure Beach
Ocean Rescue officials report the woman was bitten by a 6 foot long
shark while wading in shallow water with her husband on Wednesday, Aug.
17. The unidentified woman suffered serious damage to her foot and toes
and was taken to a local hospital. This is the 4th reported shark attack
on along NC beaches this year
Donnie
White 54, visiting from South Carolina was reported fishing on a boat
about 13 miles off the coast of North Carolina when he decided to jump
into the water to cool off and was bitten in the leg by a bull Shark.
According to witnesses on the boat White decided to take a swim to cool
off after fishing and was bitten after grabbing the ladder to climb back
aboard. A witness on the boat saw the shark in the water near white and
yelled shark before the attack but white thought it was a joke. .
This was the 3rd shark attach reported in North Carolina since July. Lucy
Mangum 6, was bitten on Ocracoke Island in early July while playing in
18 inches of water with her parents. That was followed by another July
shark attack on a 10-year-old girl who was bitten by a shark at North
Topsail Beach.
One
boat based at Oregon Inlet Fishing Center reported that during one outing
on 07-22-11 where they were mostly engaged in catch and release shark
fishing, the sharks they caught were mostly black tips, atlantic sharp
nose, spinners and other varieties.
The
shark washed ashore at milepost 7.5 at Kill Devil Hills around 12:30 p.m.
Thursday. Witnesses first described the shark as being about 7 feet long,
however a marine biologist soon arrived and said the shark's length was
5 ½ feet long. The shark was reported to be in severe distress
and was rolling around in the ocean surf when the swimmer pulled it to
shore.
Cassidy
Cartwright of Erie, Pa., was reported on her body board in 3 1/2 foot
of water when a shark dragged her under and bit into her leg, damaging
her Achilles tendon and lower leg. The attack occured on Sunday, July
10 at North Topsail Beach in North Carolina. Young Cassidy later told
reporters "It pulled me down, and it hurt, I just thought it was
somebody messing around, and I found out that it wasn't 'cause it pulled
me down again." The girls mother described the scene as "bloody."
Doctors later removed a shark's tooth from the injured girls leg confirming
it was a shark attack.
North
Carolina saw the number of confirmed shark attacks increase from 1 in
2009 to 5 in 2010. In the previous 10 years, North Carolina reported five
attacks once in in 2000 with the number of attacks in other years remaining
at 1 or 2 per year. In 2010, Florida led the U.S. with 13 attacks in 2010...Compared
to the rest of the world, North American waters had the highest number
of unprovoked attacks in 2010, (42% or 32 attacks) with an additional
4 unprovoked attackes in Hawaii for a total of 36 attacks in the United
States... University
of Florida's International Shark File
Caleb Kauchak
18, reported a shark bit into his ankle and began thrashing as he was
surfing in the ocean off Sandbridge, Virginia. Kauchak told officials
that as he jumped on his surf board to escape the attacking shark, he
was bitten again on the knee. The attack occurred in water just north
of Currituck's popular Outer Banks beaches. Kauchak received 51 stitches
to close all of his wounds. Doctors verified the wounds were made by a
shark but were unable to identify the species of shark responsible. Also
read "Deadly
2001 Outer Banks Shark Attack"
Caught
on the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills around 445PM on August 29, 2010.
The guy with the yellow rod, fuzzy beard, flannel shirt hooked it. The
other guys holding the fish helped him gaff it and hoist it up to the
pier deck. If it wasn't 5 feet, it sure was close. I didn't stay for the
official weight and measures!..........Diana Behling....
see more pictures
The
attack occured around 1:30 p.m.while Kendal Parker, 13 was in Waist-Deep
Water at Wrightsville Beach. The attack by what was believed to have been
a 5 foot tiger shark left a bite wound on Parker's arm that required 40
stitches and the possibility of future surgery to repair a damaged tendon.
Carley
Schlentz was taken to Cape Fear Hospital where it took more than 60 stitches
to close the gaping wound to her left foot. Schientz was attacked while
swimming with friends and is expected to undergo more reconstructive surgery
next year
Sharks!
a new exhibit has opened at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
NC. Breakfast bites will be served for early visitors. General admission
will begin at 9 a.m. Many new sharks have been added to the 285,000-gallon
Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit and newer species are being exhibited
in a new 10,000-gallon exhibit, that includes an underwater “Shark
Cage.” Dr. Finnegan, the “leading expert on fin facts”
will guide you on your visit and you will learn shark facts that dispel
myths! Aquarium Society Members will receive free admission.
The
huge 300-pound sand tiger shark is featured in the "Graveyard of
the Atlantic" exhibit at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
and will be housed in a 285,000-gallon tank
This
20 foot basking shark washed ashore on a beach in the Outer Banks village
of Sanderling on Thursday morning, Sept. 17, 2010 only 4 Days after swimmer
Richard A. Snead 60 was reported to have been fatally bitten by an unidentified
Shark while swimming near the Outer Banks community of Corolla. Basking
sharks are not considered dangerous to humans but contact with their skin
should be avoided because the large dermal denticles have been known to
inflict serious damage to divers and scientists. The giant sharks are
generally considered tolerant of humans but have been known to attack
boats after being harpooned...See large view....
An
autopsy reveals that Richard A. Snead 60, who disappeared during a night
swim off Corolla Beach on Saturday, Sept. 12 died because of a shark bite.
Snead's body
was found on a Kill Devil Hills beach on Thursday, Sept 17.
The missing man’s family was unable to identify the remains and
the body was transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Greenville
where Snead was then identified along with the cause of death.
Snead was reported
missing by family members at 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning after taking the
late night swim on Corolla Beach in Currituck County near mile post 5.
The type of shark that bit Snead has not been identified. Snead, a resident
of the Pittsburgh, PA area was vacationing with his family on the Outer
Banks. The
last confirmed fatal shark attack reported on the Outer Banks was
in September 2001 when
Sergei Zaloukaev, 28 was attacked and killed by a shark while wading
in the surf just before dark in South Avon on Hatteras Island.
Staff
Sergeant Hollingsworth, a marine at the nearby military base said it was
the 4th large tiger shark he has caught here in the past week, an area
popular with water skiers and swimmers. According to shark experts at
the Florida Museum of Natural History, Tiger sharks are second only to
great white sharks in the number of recorded attacks on humans.
The
beaches in and around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have recorded 16 shark
attacks over the last 100 years according to the International Shark Attack
File. During that same time, the entire state of South Carolina recorded
just over 50 shark attacks.
The
cause of death for the 13-foot, 2-inch female Great White Shark is a mystery
according to shark experts. The Great White Shark showed no signs of injury
or trauma. Experts estimated the shark’s age at 10 to 13 years old.
Biologists plan to study tissue samples from the shark in an effort to
discover how the dangerous animal wound up dead on this popular beach.
Madeline
Sinsley, 8 was bitten on the foot by a shark while swimming at a Topsail
Island, North Carolina beach on Thursday, July 24. According to witnesses,
the young girl’s mother frantically fought with the shark before
it released her daughter’s foot from its grasp. The young girl was
taken to a nearby hospital where she was reported in good condition.
According
to local officials, the unidentified girl was bitten while in the water
between Sea Dunes and Ocean Oaks Drives. She suffered a bite on her foot
resulting in cuts and damage to ligaments and tendons. She was taken to
Carteret General Hospital where doctors identified the bite.
The
unidentified man suffered injuries to his hand. The species of shark involved
in the attack was unknown. In August, 2007, two separate shark attacks
within hours of each other injured a man and 9-year-old boy at the popular
beach resort.
Officials
with the North Carolina State Division of Parks and Recreation believe
William Early 9, from Wilmington, NC was attacked by a shark while surfing
near Bear Island in Hammocks Beach State Park on Monday afternoon, May
26. Early suffered deep lacerations to his left arm and nerve damage that
required surgery at a Wilmington hospital.
Thresher
Shark Discovered On
Remote Roanoke Island Beach
Photo by Richie Buscemi
Sean
Callahan discovered this 10 foot Thresher Shark near his Roanoke Island
home on Friday, November 24, 2006. The remote beach where it washed ashore
is located on the west side of the Island between the Burnside Forest
Subdivision and Roanoke Island Airport.
Thresher sharks usually feed on schooling fish such as herring and mackerel.
They use their long rear fin to herd the fish together and stun or kill
them with a slap. They are not usually a threat to humans; however there
is an unconfirmed report of one fisherman being decapitated by a Thresher's
tail.
An
unidentified 14 year old boy was bitten by a shark at North Topsail Beach
on Wednesday, July 18. According to authorities in Onslow County, the
attack occurred around 12:30 pm in front of the Topsail Reef Condominiums
on New River Inlet Drive. The boy was wading in knee deep water when he
was bitten on the right leg by a 3 feet long shark. The boy was taken
to Onslow Memorial Hospital for treatment.
A
30 year old unidentified woman was attacked by a shark on Tuesday, July
17 while wading in Waist deep water near the Tar Landing Villas on Atlantic
Beach. According to witnesses, the victim, a vacationer from Ohio felt
something grab her right thigh and then began kicking. The shark then
bit her left foot, leaving teeth marks as she was trying to get out of
the water. The woman was taken to Carteret General Hospital in Morehead
City for treatment. Her condition was unknown. Officials indicated that
that based on the size of the bite the shark was probably about 5 feet
long.
The attack was the first in North Carolina since September 2006, when
a 16-year-old surfer suffered a shark bite to his left thigh at Onslow
Beach that required 10 stitches
One
of the largest Great White Sharks ever seen was filmed
just off the coast of the Outer Banks by a Fishing Charter boat crew from
Wanchese North Carolina. On May 13, 2004, the Outer Banks was visited
by a massive great white shark that was filmed just off the coast of North
Carolina by fishermen from the Charter boat Poacher, based in Wanchese
North Carolina. The Video
showed the huge shark swimming about 13 miles offshore of the Outer Banks.
The shark was filmed by Charles Perry, who does blue fin tuna research
for Stanford University. Perry indicated that in his 50 years of fishing
and doing offshore research, he’s seen a lot of interesting things
such as when a blue marlin pulled a friend off the boat. However, Perry
indicates that was nothing compared to witnessing this 3000 pound great
white shark circling around his boat on May 13.
Perry indicated the beast was so large that he thought at first there
were several fish swimming in the water instead of just one. Then the
boat came up behind the shark where the natural lighting allowed its outline
to be seen clearly. That’s when Perry thought, Man, this is a great
white! Perry indicates that great whites are uncommon in the area, and
like most flesh-eating predators, are quite dangerous.
Devin
Cage owns and operates the charter boat Poacher. On this particular day,
he had taken a party offshore for fishing when they spotted the adult
female great white. At the time, it was swimming west in about 120 feet
of water. At first the Great White Shark was mistaken for another shark
because of the way the fin broke water. However, as the group got closer,
they knew it was something special. Cage indicated that after seeing the
fish, he felt good that we haven't killed everything yet. He believes
the ocean still has some mysteries left to it and you just never know
what you may encounter. The crew didn't provoke the shark or harass it.
The last time they saw it, it was swimming north as if it didn't have
a care in the world. The crew indicated that just the view was a catch
of a lifetime.
According
to marine scientists, great white sharks have a range in the Atlantic
Ocean between Cape Cod in Massachusetts to North Carolina. There have
been many shark attacks, some deadly, off the Virginia and North Carolina,
but none that were verified by a great white. Watch
the video
A
shark attack on Labor Day, September 3, 2001 brought international attention
to the beaches of Hatteras Island, located on the Outer Banks of North
Carolina.
On that tragic day, vacationers Sergei Zaloukaev, 28 and his girlfriend
Natalia Slobodskaya, both Russian emigrants living in Oakton, Virginia
were wading in the ocean near the Askins Creek area of South Avon, North
Carolina. Suddenly, at 6 pm, the two were attacked by a shark in waist
deep water only 25 feet from shore, according to friends vacationing with
the couple. See complete
story
