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Florida has been named the shark attack capital of the United States once again.
That’s according to a joint study by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida, which reveals there were 120 “interactions” between sharks and humans in 2023. Of those, 69 were “unprovoked” bites, meaning the shark likely misidentified a human as prey and swam away after taking one bite, per the study. Another 22 attacks were considered to be “provoked,” researchers found. "Unusual incidents when a shark continues biting their victim, rather than swimming away, have been documented with tiger sharks, bull sharks and white sharks,” the study reads.
Despite Florida’s number one ranking, the state recorded no fatal shark attacks in 2023, the study reveals. The two deadly attacks occurred in Hawaii and California.
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