The world’s most terrifying shark attacks and murders

There have been many horrific shark attacks around the world. Some of the seriously injured victims survived, but many others were not so lucky.
An Irish man was recently nearly eaten by a shark while kayaking – but fortunately the victim survived after being pulled out of the sea.

462 stitches after encountering a shark

One survivor of one of the world’s deadliest shark attacks was Rodney Fox, then 23 years old.

The tragedy occurred while Fox was participating in the 1963 South Australian Fishing Championships at Aldinga Beach. Fox was attacked by a great white shark.

His entire abdomen was completely ripped and torn, all left ribs broken.

The world’s most terrifying shark attacks and murders
Rodney Fox’s victim’s stitches

Rodney’s spleen and lungs were also damaged due to being ripped off by a shark. Rodney almost died from excessive blood loss.

However, he survived after requiring 462 stitches. To this day, a shark tooth is still embedded in Fox’s wrist.

Notably, Rodney – now 80 years old – has finally become a great white shark expert. He even designed and built the first underwater observation cage to dive with sharks.

The woman was attacked by a shark right in front of her husband and children

The world’s most terrifying shark attacks and murders
Portrait of victim Shirley Ann Durdin

Among the deadliest shark attacks in history, Shirley Ann Durdin must be mentioned.

Mother-of-four Shirley, 33, and her family vacationed in Australia’s Peake Bay in 1985 and were attacked by a great white while swimming in shallow water.

The great white shark, believed to be up to 6m long, bit Shirley in half right in front of the victim’s husband and children.

4 people killed by sharks in 12 days

The great white shark attacked the victims and was then caught by the fishermen.

Between July 1 and July 12, 1916, four people were killed and one injured in a shark attack along the coast of New Jersey in the United States.

The first attack occurred when 25-year-old tourist Charles Epting Vansant was taking a dip on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

The victim’s left thigh was eaten away by the shark and eventually Vansant died from excessive blood loss at the hotel.

Other victims were 27-year-old hotel worker Charles Bruder, an 11-year-old local boy named Lester Stillwell, and businessman Stanley Fisher, 24, who died trying to save Lester.

Only Joseph Dunn, 14, survived the horrific attack.

It is believed that the great white shark in the photo below was later caught by the fisherman who caused the deaths of 4 ill-fated victims. Human bones were found in its intestines.

The tragic death of the “child” surfing champion

Victim Elio Canestri

Elio Canestri – a 13-year-old “child” surfing champion had a tragic accident in 2015.

The boy was attacked by a bull shark about 2.4m long while surfing with seven other people off the island of Réunion near Madagascar. The bull shark bit Elio in the stomach and threw him into the water.

The area around Réunion Island is one of the most shark-infested in the world, with a total of 27 fatal attacks and 56 shark encounters since 1913.

The groom was killed by a shark on his honeymoon

In August 2011, newlyweds Ian Redmond and Gemma Houghton went to Seychelles for their honeymoon and decided to snorkel.

They were reassured that there were no sharks in the area, but as Ian was swimming in the shallows off Anse Lazio beach, he was attacked by a shark.

He was quickly brought to shore, but eventually died from excessive blood loss.

Previously, a 36-year-old French tourist was also killed by a shark just two weeks before the tragedy.

Hundreds of people were eaten by sharks

In July 1945, more than 1,000 American service members fell into the Pacific Ocean when the battleship USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese.

In just 4 days, 579 servicemen lost their lives to sharks before a fighter jet found and rescued the survivors from a terrifying shark attack. period.

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