Overview

• On June 17 a 12-year-old girl sustained non-life-threatening lacerations to her right leg near a resort and was airlifted to a Savannah hospital
• The latest incident on June 22 at Coligny Beach Park left another beachgoer with a leg injury consistent with a shark bite before being transported for further treatment
• These South Carolina attacks follow a June 11 incident off Boca Grande, Florida, in which a 9-year-old girl lost her hand to a shark while snorkeling
• Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue and Shore Beach Services have intensified marine life monitoring and emergency response as part of a flag warning system
• According to the International Shark Attack File, there were 47 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide in 2024, four of them fatal, highlighting growing beach safety concerns