New Smyrna Beach is unofficially known as the shark attack capital of the world, according to CNN. Feb 20, 2020 at 10:17 AM Itâs one thing to be familiar with New Smyrnaâs reputation for sharks in its waters. The incident now marks the fourth shark attack in Florida, which happens to come just a week after another young boy was also bitten by a shark on the foot in New Smyrna Beach. Two massive great whites pinged off Titusville coast, and drone spots shark herd at New Smyrna Beach Posted By Solomon Gustavo on Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 7:12 PM click to enlarge âBut the weather and waves were really great so I decided to go for it,â he said. Florida shark attack: A surfer was bit while swimming at New Smyrna Beach By Melissa Alonso and Alaa Elassar, CNN 8/2/2020 Pandemic hair: The trends, trials and tribulations of a ⦠The boy suffered injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening. From 1837 to present, ISAF records show that Florida has had more shark attacks than any other U.S. state, with a total of 828 attacks on record. New Smyrna Beach shark attacks remain high, and somehow tourism still rises. Carson Dicks, 11, was bodyboarding with his cousin July 24 around 4600 S. Atlantic Avenue. The Volusia County beach is known as the Shark Bite Capital of the World with numbers supporting that claim from the International Shark Attack File, hosted by the University of Florida. New Smyrna Beach is known as the "shark bite capital of the world." You can catch Brianna breaking down exclusive ClickOrlando.com stories every weekday morning on News 6 at Nine and watch her on âClickO on the Goâ by following News 6 on Snapchat and Instagram. According to Florida Museumâs International Shark Attack File, there have been 312 confirmed unprovoked shark attacks in Volusia County since 1882. Since the late 1800s, there have been more than 300 unprovoked shark attacks in Volusia County, where New Smyrna Beach ⦠Florida Museumâs International Shark Attack File. Click here to use the museumâs interactive shark attack map. Updated August 3, 2020. The boy suffered injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening. This is the fourth shark bite in Volusia County so far this year, according to Malphurs. By Melissa Alonso and Alaa Elassar, CNN. “I stood on the beach for 20 minutes scared to paddle out solo, then only surfed for 10 minutes,” Johnston said in his Instagram post regarding the incident. California reported three bites last year â but in May 2020 a surfer died from a shark attack in Monterey Bay. Resident Jeremy Johnston was in the water Tuesday when he and others noticed the sharks. It’s one thing to be familiar with New Smyrna’s reputation for sharks in its waters. Brianna joined the News 6 and ClickOrlando.com team in 2016. new smynra beach, fla. â An 11-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while visiting New Smyrna Beach on Thursday, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue officials. ISAF also says Volusia County, Florida, where New Smyrna Beach is located, leads the state in having the most shark attacks, accounting for 303 of the total 828 attacks on record. â Andrew O'Brien (@aobrien7) September 18, 2016 According to the Daytona Beach News Journal , the shark attacks have started up again. Sept. 3, 2020; On a surf outing a few years ago, as I paddled out to the sandbar, I felt something rough and solid brush against my leg. The large shark measures in at 12 feet long, weighing just shy of 1,000 pounds. Itâs another to see a shiver of sharks ⦠Volusia has had 312 confirmed attacks from 1882 to 2019, according to the International Shark Attack File, ran out of the University of Florida.. Roughly 1 out 25 shark attacks worldwide occurs in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, earning the nickname the Shark Attack Capital of the World. Volusia County officials confirmed a total of five bites at New Smyrna Beach so far in 2020, with three taking place in the last six weeks. Kevin McMurray. There have been four reported attacks in Volusia in 2020 - all in New Smyrna Beach, which is known as the Shark Bite Capital of the World. New Smyrna Beach is no stranger to danger in the water, and this past weekend it saw quite the occurrence: three shark attacks, two separated only by 30 minutes. Florida sees the most shark attacks during the ... home to Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach, is known as the shark bite capital ... broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2020 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. Updated 7:19 PM ET, Sun August 2, 2020. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000. Florida is the shark attack capital of the world, again In December, a 7-year-old boy was uninjured after being knocked off his board while surfing at the beach. August 3, 2020. The video quickly spread around the internet receiving 10,000 views as of Thursday with many Instagram users sharing their stories of sharks in New Smyrna Beach. He grabbed his drone and hovered above the ankle deep water and was shocked to see the area was filled by dozens of sharks. NEW SMYNRA BEACH, Fla. â An 11-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while visiting New Smyrna Beach on Thursday, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue officials. Click here to use the museumâs interactive shark attack map. Beach safety officials said the incident marked the third shark bite reported in Volusia County this year. Around 5 p.m. the two decided to head into the beach. The 2020 Shark Attack Map features locations and information on shark attacks and bites across the world. One great white, known as Ironbound, is pinged just east of Canaveral National Seashore Thursday morning. It has, in fact, been dubbed the âshark attack capital of the world.â In a 2019 article for The Washington Post, Richard Tribou provided more context for that alarming [â¦] It’s another to see a shiver of sharks with your own eyes as one drone user was able to do from a safe distance. Sharks clearly enjoy the warm waters surrounding Florida as a whole, evident by a quick look at Ocearch’s shark tracker map which currently shows a high amount of larger sharks surrounding the Sunshine State’s deeper waters including bulls and great whites. and last updated 9:22 AM, Feb 20, 2020 NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. â (NBC) - Awesome drone video shows a school of sharks enjoying a beach day in Florida. A video taken in New Smyrna Beach last week shows multiple sharks spotted along the shore and in shallow water. A woman from Miami was bitten twice by a shark on Thursday morning while boogie boarding in New Smyrna Beach, officials said. Source in Volusia County: 4 shark attacks in 30 minutes â 2 in New Smyrna Beach, 2 in Ponce Inlet. https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/02/20/shark-swarm-caught-on-video-florida The incident occurred just before 11 ⦠Beach rescue officials said the boy, who is from Lake Wales, was standing in waist-deep water when the shark bit his foot. Four shark bites have been reported in Florida with three in New Smyrna Beach and one at Cocoa Beach. 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Located on Floridaâs east coast, New Smyrna Beach has a population of slightly below 30,000, a number of art galleries and a reputation for shark attacks. As of November 27, there have been a total of 71 shark attacks and shark bites (71 with injury, 13 of which are considered provoked) publicly reported in 2020. ten fatal* Giuseppe "Joey" Liuzzo, who has surfed New Smyrna for more than 20 years, says he sees sharks almost every time he goes to the beach. [WATCH: Off-duty officer jumps in to save boy from shark that got âdangerously closeâ at Florida beach]. New Smyrna Beach on the state's central east coast is considered to be the shark attack capital of the world, according to the International Shark Attack File. NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. â A group of sharks seemed to be enjoying their day at an inlet at New Smyrna Beach. A surfer was bit by a shark in Florida's Volusia County, marking its fourth attack this year. Jeremy Johnston, 33, was nervous about entering the New Smyrna water before going surfing Tuesday. There have been 312 recorded attacks in Volusia since 1882, with nine having occurred in 2019, which accounted for 43 percent of Florida’s attacks, 21, that year. There have been four reported attacks in Volusia in 2020 - all in New Smyrna Beach, which is known as the Shark Bite Capital of the World. But local observers donât believe coronavirus has decreased the number of surfers at New Smyrna Beach. How many shark attack have there been in 2020? New Smyrna Beach in Florida has been an epicenter for shark attacks By Colleen Cronin August 09, 2019 04:48 PM The shark was not seen, officials said.