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Two Severe Shark Maulings Leave Limbs Amputated on Pernambuco Coast

The back-to-back attacks have strained hospital blood supplies, prompting fresh scrutiny of posted shark warnings and local bathing restrictions.

Surfer Dies After Rescue at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach

White Sharks Return to Massachusetts as 2026 Tracking and Safety Effort Begins

Brazilian Navy Warns of 3-Meter Swell From Santa Catarina to Rio

Huntington Beach Closes Water for 48 Hours After Great White Feeds Near Shore

Shark Activity From Beached Sperm Whale Shuts Royal National Park Beaches

Sydney Royal National Park Beaches Closed for Days After Whale Carcass Attracts Sharks

Shark Sighting Halts Huntington Beach Surf Contest and Closes Two Miles of Ocean

German Tourist Drowns While Rescuing Swimmer at Mallorca’s Cala Mandia

Deadly Rip Currents Batter Florida’s Atlantic Beaches With High Surf Warnings In Effect

Fisherman Frees Hooked Great White at Hermosa Beach as Shark Sightings Climb

Itanhaém Drowning Ends in Death as Fortaleza Rescue Restores Pulse

Juvenile Great White Circles Newport Beach Surfer, Prompting Brief Water Closure

Shark Bite Off Mendocino Leaves Surfer Hospitalized, Probe Underway

Sunshine Coast Surf Lifesaver Joe Tolano, 18, Recovered After Three-Day Search

Body of Missing Tourist Recovered at Main Beach on the Gold Coast

Missing Trainee Found Dead in Chennai Beach Tragedy, Toll Rises to Two

Portuguese Man O’ War Prompt Beach Closures on Tenerife’s North and West Coasts

Woman Freed From Whitby Harbour Mud After Multi-Agency Rescue

Bull Shark Closes Sydney’s Bungan Beach as Manly Netting Faces Scrutiny