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Shark bites beach fisherman who dragged thrashing predator back to water after catch
On the same day as the Nantucket incident, a 40-year-old surfer named Matthew Bender of Winter Park, Florida, was attacked by ...
Florida beachgoers concerned over potential shark alert system
A new shark alert system is working its way through the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill known as “Lulu’s ...
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Senate passes Lulu’s law to enable real-time shark attack alerts
The U.S. Senate has passed Lulu’s law, a bill designed to send real-time alerts to mobile devices during shark attacks along ...
US Senate passes ‘Lulu’s law’ for nationwide shark attack alerts
A recent Senate-approved bill, "Lulu's Law," aims to establish a national wireless emergency alert system for shark attacks, ...
Rising Above: Florida shark attack survivor returns to water with help from amputee mentor
At just 11 years old, Reeder was bitten by a bull shark while snorkeling in the Florida Keys, resulting in the loss of part ...
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Shark sightings prompt Rockaway beach closures 3 days in a row
New Yorkers looking to beat the heat headed to the Rockaways over Fourth of July weekend – and so did sharks. Sections of ...
America Strong: Life after a shark attack!
JJ Reeder Jr. survived a bull shark bite at 11 years old while vacationing in Florida, and today he is adapting, thriving and inspiring back in the ocean that took so much from him 3 years later.