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Virgin Islands, shark attack and American woman

Officials say a shark killed an American woman along a beach in the US Virgin Islands

A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials said Friday.

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Minnesota woman dies from shark attack in Virgin Islands, police say

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Woman Killed in Shark Attack in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Minnesota Woman, 56, Killed in Suspected Shark Attack in the U.S. Virgin Islands: ‘All the Flesh Was Gone’

A woman is dead after a suspected shark attack in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday, Jan. 8 According to the Virgin Islands Police Department, she lost an arm during the attack at Dorsch Beach, St. ...

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Grandmother who died from shark attack was 'genuinely kind': Neighbor

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Coroner reveals cause of death in Central Coast shark attack

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DPNR: Shark Encounters Are ‘Very Common,’ Bites are ‘Very Rare’

Officials from the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency, Department of Planning and Natural Resources and volunteer organization St. Croix Rescue addressed circulating rumors, safety tips and the ongoing investigation into a fatal shark attack during a press conference at Government House Friday afternoon on St.

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Coroner Confirms Shark Attack Killed Swimmer Erica Fox

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff has confirmed that Erica Fox, the 55-year-old swimmer who went missing in the waters of Pacific Grove, CA, was killed by a shark.

Swimmer who vanished at Lovers Point was wearing a shark deterrent. What science says about what they do — and don’t do

Witnesses reported seeing a shark breach just offshore at Lovers Point that morning, where Fox was leading a group of about a dozen swimmers. Many of them had purchased Sharkbanz-branded products after a 2022 attack injured fellow Kelp Krawlers member Steve Bruemmer, who survived but suffered serious injuries.

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Lovers Point suspected shark attack victim identified by watch and ‘shark band’ on ankle, husband says

Erica Fox’s husband and dozens of Kelp Krawlers swim club members and friends formed a solemn procession along the Lovers Point bluffs here, mirroring Fox’s final swim.

A one minute history of shark attacks in San Luis Obispo county,

Since 1956 there have been 18 notable shark attacks in County including 3 fatal attacks. Far fewer than articles about catching sharks.

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Surfing, swimming resume after fatal shark attack off Pacific Grove, Ca.

Surfers and swimmers were back in the water off Pacific Grove, Ca., less than a week after the presumed fatal shark attack on triathlete Erica Fox. This astonished some locals, including an outspoken dog trainer, Dylan Maxwell Blau, who is quoted by Surfer :

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As shark sightings rise, researchers are better understanding species

The middle of August marks the beginning of the end of summer for most Americans. But the tranquility lapping the shores of Cape Cod this time of year marks the start of shark season, in an area currently seeing more great white sharks than any other place ...

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Suspected shark attack at California occurred in time and place where large sharks come to feed

It's peak bulking-up season for white sharks in Monterey Bay, and over the past week, two animals previously tagged by scientists passed through the waters near Lovers Point—the same area where swimmer Erica Fox vanished after witnesses reported seeing a shark nearby,

Lorne Pier to Pub swim to go ahead despite shark sighting scare

Swimmers at Lorne Beach were ordered out of the water lifeguards after the shark warning siren sounded about 1.25pm. A beachgoer said swimmers quickly exited the water. By 1.50pm, thousands of beach goers had not been given the all clear to re-enter the water.

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