VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A sandbar shark was spotted swimming near the shore at the Lynnhaven Inlet area of Chic's Beach in Virginia Beach on Thursday. The sandbar shark is also known as a brown shark, ...

A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she was most likely bitten by a young sand tiger shark earlier this week. EMTs ...

Each year, unsuspecting divers, surfers and swimmers suffer shark bites – with some unfortunately not surviving to tell the tale. We’ve ranked the top 20 of the 500+ shark species, counting down to ...

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BEAUFORT, NC -- A scuba diver had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a shark that swam up behind her, gave her a curious look and then swam away. Shelley Collett was exploring the Aeolus wreck off ...

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HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast are warning about a new problem at a tiny island with a phantom sandbar that can vanish — trapping visitors as the tide quickly ...