August 23, 2022 Summer shark sightings continue to spike on East Coast While shark attacks on humans are rare, sightings have increased off East Coast shores this summer. Two people were recently bitten at South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.
August 22, 2022 Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime' While on a family vacation in South Carolina, an eight-year-old boy found a 4.75-inch shark tooth believed to be from a long-extinct shark species, the angustidens, related to the megalodon.
August 19, 2022 Myrtle Beach shark attacks: 2 bitten on same day Two people in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were bitten by sharks this week in a pair of incidents that happened only blocks apart from each other, police say.
August 17, 2022 Massive hammerhead shark chases stingrays as swimmers flee Alabama beach During a vacation at Orange Beach, Alabama, a Texas couple saw from their condo's balcony a massive hammerhead shark chasing stingrays close to the shoreline.
August 16, 2022 Boy, 10, bitten in Florida shark attack has part of leg amputated, family says Jameson Reeder Jr. is recovering after what was believed to be an 8-foot bull shark attacked him while snorkeling near a reef in the Florida Keys, his family said.
August 15, 2022 Viral video shows man wrestling shark on New York beach Video of a man wrestling with a shark on a New York beach is going viral, especially amid record-setting shark sightings, attacks and beach closures in the area.
August 11, 2022 California beach closed after shark knocks man off paddleboard The encounter with the shark happened near the Lovers Point Pier in Pacific Grove, California. Another incident involving a shark happened in the area in June.
August 10, 2022 More New York shark sightings reported at Rockaway Beach More New York shark sightings were reported this week at Rockaway Beach in Queens. However, the sightings did not prompt beach closures as they did in July.
August 8, 2022 Sharks bite boy, 8, during Bahamas vacation, report says: 'Like a scene from Jaws' Nurse sharks in the Bahamas reportedly attacked an 8-year-old boy from England who was vacationing with his family, biting his legs before his sister pulled him to safety.
August 7, 2022 NY football coach to attempt Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim for charity after knee replacement surgery A New York high school football coach, Rich Carroll, is attempting the 2022 Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim in San Francisco Bay on August 7; all funds raised will go to his school and student-athletes.