Fire Captain Paul Brown confirmed to USA TODAY the adult male was a tourist and, according to investigators, the swimmer ...

On May 30, 2025, 25-year-old surfer Sean Barton was bitten by a shark while riding a wave off Sunset Beach, North Carolina.

There are many reasons one might avoid getting in the water at the beach, but among the most common is the fear of sharks.

Standing up, I felt something bite down on my calf-shin region, just bite down on my leg,” the swimmer reportedly said.

Hundreds of thousands who happily swam in the ocean, unthinking, before the release of the movie "Jaws" 50 years ago this ...

A man from New Mexico is recovering after being bitten by a shark at Sunset Beach in North Carolina on Wednesday. Sean Barton ...