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Old 10-12-2010, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by gongoozler View Post
New Smyrna beach is number one in the USA for shark bites . . . last year it had more shark bites than in the whole country of Australian . . . sure smaller and less deadly sharks but who needs 10 or more stiches just for a beach visit?
You probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightening than getting bitten by a shark. Plus most of the bites happen near the Inlet so there are miles of beach to chose from. There were only 8 in 2009 according to Capt. Scott Petersohn with the Volusia County Beach Patrol. The state of Florida had 32 attacks in 2007 and 2008 and 19 in 2009.