A new report revealed that Florida occupies 9 out of the 10 top beaches for the number of shark attacks that have happened between 1642 and 2024.

New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida has an unofficial title of the Shark Bite Capital of the World due to frequency of attacks ...

An 18-year-old surf instructor is recovering in the hospital after a shark bit his foot while he was surfing off New Smyrna Beach on Friday, an area known for frequent shark encounters, according ...

Yet another surfer got to experience what is a known risk in New Smyrna Beach: being bitten by a shark. An 18-year-old male surfer sustained a shark bite on his foot while surfing the self ...

Why is New Smyrna Beach considered the 'shark bite capital of the world?' Volusia County, including New Smyrna Beach, has the highest shark attack rate in the world, according to the International ...

Yet another surfer got to experience what is a known risk in New Smyrna Beach: being bitten by a shark. An 18-year-old male surfer sustained a shark bite on his foot while surfing the self-proclaimed ...

An incident over the weekend has added to New Smyrna Beach's reputation as the Shark Bite Capital of the World. According to Volusia County Beach Safety, a 40-year-old Winter Park man was bitten on ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – A surfer was taken to an area hospital Sunday after suffering a shark bite. Volusia County Beach Safety officials say the 40-year-old man was surfing off New Smyrna ...

The surfer was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, official said. This is the fourth shark bite in Volusia County in 2025.