A Riviera Beach man was airlifted to the Treasure Coast on Aug. 16 after being bitten by a 6-foot-long reef shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas. “Obviously lost the fish. Never saw the shark that ...
While Florida is known for shark bites, incidents are about average for the year and declined nationally in 2024. Shark bites are extremely rare and most are cases of mistaken identity in ...