Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack off Canary Islands
The German tourist was sailing in a British catamaran in the Atlantic when the shark struck.
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The German tourist was sailing in a British catamaran in the Atlantic when the shark struck.
Just one year ago, U.S. swimmer Ali Truwit lost her leg in a shark attack. She was back in the water just six weeks later, and became a two-time silver medalist at this year's Paralympic Games.
The Connecticut native and a friend were snorkeling off Turks and Caicos when a shark charged and bit Truwit's lower left leg.
The teen apparently went spearfishing alone, with fishermen finding his body the following day with injuries consistent with a shark attack, police said.
Doctors are rushing to reattach the leg of Australian surfer Kai McKenzie after he was attacked by a shark on Tuesday.
The 14-year-old boy had been practicing water entries when he landed on a shark, officials said.
Celina resident Tabitha Sullivent described how her holiday on South Padre Island turned into a horror movie.
Hurricane Beryl has come ashore in Mexico as a Category 2 storm, pelting the Yucatan Peninsula with winds over 110 miles per hour. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has more from South Padre Island on the Texas Gulf Coast where locals are also reckoning with shark attacks as they prepare for Beryl's potential impact.
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The incident comes after three people – a woman and two teenage girls – were hurt in two separate shark attacks in Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this month
A series of shark attacks has some swimmers second-guessing if they want to hit the beach. Chris Fischer, founder and expedition leader of nonprofit OCEARCH, joins CBS News to explore why these attacks are happening.
Pro surfer Tamayo Perry was killed in a shark attack Sunday off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, authorities said. Perry, who was also a lifeguard and occasional actor, was 49. Tom Griffiths, president and founder of the Aquatic Safety Research Group, joined CBS News to discuss Perry's death and how to stay safe in the water.
Tamayo Perry, a beloved surfer who appeared in films like "Pirates of the Caribbean," died Sunday after an apparent shark attack.
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Two teenagers and a woman were attacked by sharks Friday in separate incidents just a few miles apart along the Florida Panhandle. On the same day, a shark seriously injured a woman off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
Peter Smith "is aware of what is happening and is able to communicate a little" after the shark attack, his wife. said.
Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Museum of Natural History's shark research program, said that "the fatalities are a bit unnerving this year."
Neighbors rushed to help the victim, identified by the Sydney Morning Herald as 29-year-old Lauren O'Neill.
The boy was bitten while participating in an expedition in a shark tank at a local resort, officials said.
A 10-year-old boy from Maryland was airlifted back to the U.S. Thursday after he was bitten on the leg by a shark at a resort in the Bahamas earlier this week.
Shark attacks are relatively rare in Mexico but the incident marks at least the third deadly attack in the waters off Mexico in about a month.
A local man surfing off Maui's north shore has died after injuries sustained in an encounter with a shark, authorities say.
The 39-year-old man encountered the shark in Maui's Paia Bay Saturday morning and was rushed to shore by Ocean Safety officers.
A teenage boy's body was pulled from the water after reports of a shark attack, South Australia Police said.
The 21-year-old woman, who has not been identified, suffered a "significant laceration to her leg," officials said.