Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As every week brings more reports of shark bites off Florida and Texas beaches, you can't help wondering what you would do if you ...

Stella Berry was attacked by what officials believe was a bull shark, which have been recorded swimming up the Mississippi River as far as Illinois.

AVON, N.C. -- Not many kids can say their dad punched a shark for them, but 8-year-old Jack Thornton can. His dad, 47-year-old Patrick Thornton, fought off a shark while they were swimming at a North ...

A British tourist who came face-to-face with one of the ocean's deadliest predators fought back so fiercely he lost feeling in his hand - but survived the terrifying ordeal. Peter Smith was enjoying ...

A 9-year-old girl was likely bitten by a shark while snorkeling off Boca Grande, Florida. While shark bites can be horrific, they are rare, and incidents have been declining. Experts advise staying ...

BOSTON -- The man bitten by a shark off Cape Cod this month says he escaped by punching the powerful predator in the gills after it clamped down on his leg. In his first interview since the August 15 ...

The first shark bit him in the knee. The second shark bit him in the shoulder. But somehow, Marlin Deere Wakeman was able to pull himself out of the water and into a boat. And two weeks later, the ...