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Stephen Howard Schafer, 38, of Stuart Florida was kite surfing south of Stuart Beach about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3 when sharks attacked and killed him. Officials report Schafer had been bitten several times by the time Lifeguards reached him on their rescue paddleboards. Schafer was pulled back to shore still conscious and taken to a local hospital where he later died from his wounds.

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

The body of Richard Snead, 60, was found on a beach in Kill Devil Hills on Sept. 17. Snead was reported to have taken a late night swim on Sept. 12 while vacationing on the Outer Banks in the village of Corolla, about 20 miles north of where his body was found. An autopsy by the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University completed shortly after his body was discovered reported that Snead died from a shark attack.

This 20 foot basking shark washed ashore on a beach in the Outer Banks village of Sanderling on Thursday morning, Sept. 17, 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....

Deschamps also known as the Shark Whisperer was sitting on a dead whale while sharks were tearing at its flesh. Deschamps hopes his display will dispel "myths" that tiger sharks are bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters

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.

Witesses reported the sharks were between 4 - 6 feet long swimming between Shackleford Banks and Fort Macon. See video

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.

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.

Rory Corr, 15, from Mount Pleasant, SC was grabbed by a shark as he was surfing near Sullivan’s Island just off the South Carolina coast on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. According to witnesses the shark bit into Corr’s legs causing severe damage that required an unknown number of stitches.

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

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	Sharks Kill Florida Kiteboard Surfer
	Stephen Howard Schafer, 38, of Stuart Florida was kite surfing south of Stuart Beach about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3 when sharks attacked and killed him. Officials report Schafer had been bitten several times by the time Lifeguards reached him on their rescue paddleboards. Schafer was pulled back to shore still conscious and taken to a local hospital where he later died from his wounds.
	300-Pound Sand Tiger Shark Placed on Display in Roanoke Island Aquarium
	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



	After 3 Month Investigation, New Autopsy Claims OBX Swimmer First Reported Killed by Shark Probably Drowned.............
	The body of Richard Snead, 60, was found on a beach in Kill Devil Hills on Sept. 17. Snead was reported to have taken a late night swim on Sept. 12 while vacationing on the Outer Banks in the village of Corolla, about 20 miles north of where his body was found. An autopsy by the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University completed shortly after his body was discovered reported that Snead died from a shark attack.
	Giant Shark Discovered on Outer Banks Beach

	This 20 foot basking shark washed ashore on a beach in the Outer Banks village of Sanderling on Thursday morning, Sept. 17, 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....
	Leon Deschamps Pets Tiger Shark in Front of Camera to Dispel Fears of Sharks........
	Deschamps also known as the Shark Whisperer was sitting on a dead whale while sharks were tearing at its flesh. Deschamps hopes his display will dispel "myths" that tiger sharks are bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters
	Shark Attack Blammed in Death of Outer Banks Swimmer.........
	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.



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	Hundreds Of Sharks Spotted Swarming Near Carteret County North Carolina Beaches.......
	Witesses reported the sharks were between 4 - 6 feet long swimming between Shackleford Banks and Fort Macon. See video
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	11-foot, 500 lb. Tiger Shark Caught in the Broad River Near Parris Island, South Carolina........
	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.
	1,000 Pound Hammerhead Shark Steals Large Tuna as it was being Reeled in During an Outer Banks Charter Fishing Trip.....

	Myrtle Beach Area Rated One of the Most Dangerous Shark-Attack Beaches in the World
	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.

	Dead 13-foot Great White Shark Washes Up on Morris Island, South Carolina Beach
	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.

	Danny Fletchers Catches Dangerous 79-inch Shark Fishing in the Surf at Ocracoke Island

	8-year-old Girl Injured in Shark Attack at North Carolina 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.

	Shark Grabs 14-Year Old Girl at Emerald Isle, NC Beach
	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.

	5-Foot Shark Bites 37-Year-Old Man Swimming at South Carolina Beach
	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.

	Shark Suspected in Attack on 9 Year old Surfer off North Carolina Coast
	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.

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	Thresher Shark Discovered On Remote Roanoke Island Beach
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	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.

	Shark Attacks South Carolina Surfer
	Rory Corr, 15, from Mount Pleasant, SC was grabbed by a shark as he was surfing near Sullivan’s Island just off the South Carolina coast on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. According to witnesses the shark bit into Corr’s legs causing severe damage that required an unknown number of stitches.

Second North Carolina Shark Attack in Two Days Sends Boy to Hospital
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.

Shark Attacks Vacationer Wading At Atlantic Beach in North Carolina
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

Huge Great White Shark Filmed Swimming Near Outer Banks Beaches...See Video...

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

Two Die in Deadly Outer Banks Labor Day 2001 Shark Attack..
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

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