A great white shark named 'Penny' was spotted off the coast of Ocean City, N.J., early Monday morning, weeks after a nonprofit marine group began tracking her off North Carolina.
The girl suffered lacerations to her leg and required six stitches after she was rescued from the water, but her injuries were not life-threatening.Worldwide, there were approximately 70 to 80 unprovoked shark bites annually over the past decade.
There were approximately 70 to 80 unprovoked shark bites each year worldwide over the past decade, with only 57 unprovoked bites in 2022. In 2022, there were only 57 unprovoked shark bites, five of which were fatal, according to data from the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File.
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