Shark bites 12-year-old girl off Hilton Head Island days after 9-year-old almost lost hand in Florida attack

Shark bites 12-year-old girl off Hilton Head Island days after 9-year-old almost lost hand in Florida attack

A 12-year-old girl was airlifted from South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island after she was bitten by a shark, authorities said. The girl was bitten in the waters off Hilton Head’s Sea Pines on Tuesday, authorities said. Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue said in a statement she had sustained “a leg injury consistent with lacerations typically…

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Largest shark ever tagged by research group — nicknamed "Contender" — is swimming off north Florida

Largest shark ever tagged by research group — nicknamed “Contender” — is swimming off north Florida

How a changing ecosystem is impacting sharks Study examines how sharks are being impacted by a changing ecosystem 02:00 The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH was spotted in Florida waters. The shark, named Contender, was first tagged and released by OCEARCH on Jan. 17. OCEARCH tracks sharks to study…

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