Check out this Forbes Traveler story that appeared on 17 May, with links:
North America’s top shark-attack beaches
Apparently our grand fear of “man-eaters” started in 1916 in Jersey, USA: 5 attacks in 11 days – 4 were fatal. But . . . “As Burgess and others point out, death by shark bite is extremely rare. Shark experts cite statistics to show you can swim and surf with nary a worry at almost any beach on the planet. You are not a seal. Sharks do not want to eat you.
Or do they?
The International Shark Attack File (ISAF), which relies on decades of data, cites more than 2,000 fatal encounters.”
Shari.
