A shark possibly 14 feet long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to save the man fired gunshots at the enormous predator.
The scientists and fishermen on board the Ocearch, a repurposed crabbing vessel, received word that their scouting boat had hooked a great white shark, sparking a flurry of activity.
Police said Monday that they've found no evidence to support locals' claims that they'd spotted a big cat prowling the countryside near the idyllic village of St. Osyth, in the southeastern English county of Essex.
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A great white shark killed an American recreational diver off southwest Australia, in the third of a recent string of fatal attacks that have shaken beach-loving residents and sparked fears of a rogue predator targeting humans.
Bobby Gumm was surfing with friends when, according to witnesses, he was thrown 10 feet into the air by the marauding shark, which witnesses said was a Great White shark between 15 and 20 feet long.
Doug Niblack was trying to catch another wave before going to work, when his longboard hit something hard as rock off the Oregon Coast and he suddenly found himself standing on the back of a thrashing great white shark.